Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Virginia Cutgrass

Notomys macrotis compared with Leersia virginica

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Virginia Cutgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Virginia Cutgrass
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	Leersia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Leersia virginica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Virginia Cutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Virginia Cutgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, and United States.

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.