Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Least Stonewort

Notomys macrotis compared with Nitella confervacea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Least Stonewort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Least Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Characeae
Genus	Notomys	Nitella
Species	Notomys macrotis	Nitella confervacea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Least Stonewort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Least Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as 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.