Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Delicate Stonewort

Notomys macrotis compared with Chara virgata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Delicate Stonewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Delicate Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Characeae
Genus	Notomys	Chara
Species	Notomys macrotis	Chara virgata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.