Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Notomys macrotis compared with Utricularia intermedia

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Flat-Leaved Bladderwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Notomys	Utricularia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Utricularia intermedia

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.