Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs field forklet moss

Notomys macrotis compared with Dicranella staphylina

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while field forklet moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	field forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Notomys	Dicranella
Species	Notomys macrotis	Dicranella staphylina

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

field forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	field forklet moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.