Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Poverty Dropseed

Notomys macrotis compared with Sporobolus vaginiflorus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Poverty 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 vaginiflorus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Poverty Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poverty Dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.

Poverty Dropseed

No description available.

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