Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Delicate Horsetail

Notomys macrotis compared with Equisetum scirpoides

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Delicate Horsetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Delicate Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Equisetaceae
Genus	Notomys	Equisetum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Equisetum scirpoides

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Delicate Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

The Big-eared Hopping Mouse (Notomys macrotis) is a species in the genus Notomys. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.