Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Floating Manna Grass

Notomys macrotis compared with Glyceria fluitans

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Floating Manna Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Floating Manna Grass
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	Glyceria
Species	Notomys macrotis	Glyceria fluitans

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Floating Manna Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Floating Manna Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Manna Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.