Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs fire moss

Notomys macrotis compared with Ceratodon purpureus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while fire moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	fire moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ditrichaceae
Genus	Notomys	Ceratodon
Species	Notomys macrotis	Ceratodon purpureus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

fire moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fire moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.