Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Green Muhly

Notomys macrotis compared with Muhlenbergia racemosa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Green Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Green Muhly
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)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Notomys	Muhlenbergia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Muhlenbergia racemosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Green Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Green Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green Muhly

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.