Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Northern Dropseed

Notomys macrotis compared with Sporobolus heterolepis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Northern Dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Northern Dropseed
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	Sporobolus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Sporobolus heterolepis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Northern Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.