Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Lesser Scalewort

Notomys macrotis compared with Frullania microphylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Notomys	Frullania
Species	Notomys macrotis	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.