Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Peruvian watergrass

Notomys macrotis compared with Luziola peruviana

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Peruvian watergrass is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Peruvian watergrass
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	Luziola
Species	Notomys macrotis	Luziola peruviana

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Peruvian watergrass

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian watergrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.