Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Interrupted Brome

Notomys macrotis compared with Bromus interruptus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Interrupted Brome is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Interrupted Brome
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	Bromus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Bromus interruptus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Interrupted Brome

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Interrupted Brome

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in United Kingdom.

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.