Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Lustrous Bog-Moss

Notomys macrotis compared with Sphagnum subnitens

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lustrous Bog-Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lustrous Bog-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Notomys	Sphagnum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Sphagnum subnitens

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lustrous Bog-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lustrous Bog-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lustrous Bog-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.