Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Manatee Grass

Notomys macrotis compared with Syringodium filiforme

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Manatee Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Manatee Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Notomys	Syringodium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Syringodium filiforme

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Manatee Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Manatee Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.