Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Mouse barley

Notomys macrotis compared with Hordeum murinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mouse barley
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	Hordeum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Hordeum murinum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mouse barley

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mouse barley

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.