Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Greater Straw Sedge

Notomys macrotis compared with Carex normalis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Greater Straw Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Greater Straw 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	Carex
Species	Notomys macrotis	Carex normalis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Greater Straw Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Greater Straw Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Straw Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.