Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Nodding Bulrush

Notomys macrotis compared with Scirpus pendulus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Nodding Bulrush
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Notomys	Scirpus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Scirpus pendulus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Nodding Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nodding Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, and United States.

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.