Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Sudangrass

Notomys macrotis compared with Sorghum drummondii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Sudangrass
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	Sorghum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Sorghum drummondii

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sudangrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sudangrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe), Asia (Turkey), Europe (France, Greece, Norway), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Bolivia).

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.