Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs mountain melick

Notomys macrotis compared with Melica nutans

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while mountain melick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	mountain melick
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	Melica
Species	Notomys macrotis	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.