Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Grooved Flax

Notomys macrotis compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Linaceae
Genus	Notomys	Linum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

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.