Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Mountain Plume

Notomys macrotis compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mountain Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Notomys	Stenoptilia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Stenoptilia islandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Mountain Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mountain Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.