Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Sears' Goatgrass

Notomys macrotis compared with Aegilops searsii

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Sears' Goatgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Sears' Goatgrass
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	Aegilops
Species	Notomys macrotis	Aegilops searsii

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sears' Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Sears' Goatgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sears' Goatgrass

Habitat

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

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.