Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Fountain Apple-Moss

Notomys macrotis compared with Philonotis fontana

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fountain Apple-Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fountain Apple-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Philonotis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Philonotis fontana

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fountain Apple-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fountain Apple-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fountain Apple-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.