Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Fuzzy flatsedge

Notomys macrotis compared with Cyperus pilosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fuzzy 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 pilosus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fuzzy flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Fiji, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, 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.