Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Lapland Reedgrass

Notomys macrotis compared with Calamagrostis lapponica

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lapland Reedgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lapland Reedgrass
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	Calamagrostis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Calamagrostis lapponica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lapland Reedgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lapland Reedgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.