Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Tall Yarrow

Notomys macrotis compared with Achillea distans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tall Yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Achillea
Species	Notomys macrotis	Achillea distans

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tall Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Yarrow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.