Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Digitgrass

Notomys macrotis compared with Digitaria eriantha

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Digitgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Digitgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Notomys	Digitaria
Species	Notomys macrotis	Digitaria eriantha

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Digitgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Digitgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, India), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.