Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Lesser Germanderwort

Notomys macrotis compared with Riccardia incurvata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lesser Germanderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lesser Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Aneuraceae
Genus	Notomys	Riccardia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Riccardia incurvata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lesser Germanderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.