Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Curled Thistle

Notomys macrotis compared with Carduus crispus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Curled Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Curled Thistle
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	Carduus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Carduus crispus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Curled Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curled Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.