Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Thatching grass

Notomys macrotis compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Thatching grass
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	Hyparrhenia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.