Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Pedicelled Bulrush

Notomys macrotis compared with Scirpus pedicellatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Pedicelled 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 pedicellatus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pedicelled Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pedicelled Bulrush

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.