Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Slender oat

Notomys macrotis compared with Avena barbata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Slender oat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Slender oat
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	Avena
Species	Notomys macrotis	Avena barbata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Slender oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Slender oat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender oat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.