Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Rye brome

Notomys macrotis compared with Bromus secalinus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Rye brome is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Rye brome
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	Bromus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Bromus secalinus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rye brome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Rye brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rye brome

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia).

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.