Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Melancholy Thistle

Notomys macrotis compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Melancholy Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Cirsium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.