Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Irish Threadwort

Notomys macrotis compared with Telaranea europaea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Irish Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Notomys	Telaranea
Species	Notomys macrotis	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Irish Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.