Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Goat's-beard

Notomys macrotis compared with Tragopogon pratensis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Goat's-beard is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Goat's-beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Tragopogon
Species	Notomys macrotis	Tragopogon pratensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Goat's-beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goat's-beard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.