Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Horsetail

Notomys macrotis compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Equisetaceae
Genus	Notomys	Equisetum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.