Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Keeled wormseed

Notomys macrotis compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Keeled wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Notomys	Dysphania
Species	Notomys macrotis	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.