Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Notomys macrotis compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Notomys	Botrychium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.