Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Delicate Notchwort

Notomys macrotis compared with Heterogemma capitata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Delicate Notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Delicate Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Notomys	Heterogemma
Species	Notomys macrotis	Heterogemma capitata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Delicate Notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Delicate Notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.