Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Foxtail flatsedge

Notomys macrotis compared with Cyperus alopecuroides

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Foxtail flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Foxtail flatsedge
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 alopecuroides

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, and 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.