Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Mucronate Sprangletop

Notomys macrotis compared with Leptochloa panicea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mucronate Sprangletop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mucronate Sprangletop
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	Leptochloa
Species	Notomys macrotis	Leptochloa panicea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mucronate Sprangletop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mucronate Sprangletop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.