Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Hoppe's screw moss

Notomys macrotis compared with Tortula hoppeana

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Hoppe's screw moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Hoppe's screw moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pottiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Tortula
Species	Notomys macrotis	Tortula hoppeana

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Hoppe's screw moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Hoppe's screw moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hoppe's screw moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.