Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs River Bulrush

Notomys macrotis compared with Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while River Bulrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	River 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	Bolboschoenus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

River Bulrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River 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.