Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Violet crabgrass

Notomys macrotis compared with Digitaria violascens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Violet crabgrass
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	Digitaria
Species	Notomys macrotis	Digitaria violascens

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Violet crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (7 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.