Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Weedy brome

Notomys macrotis compared with Bromus alopecuros

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Weedy brome
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	Bromus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Bromus alopecuros

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Weedy brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weedy brome

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (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.