Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs foothill flat sedge

Notomys macrotis compared with Cyperus amabilis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while foothill flat sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	foothill flat sedge
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cyperus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	foothill flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), 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.