Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs New Forest Beech-Lichen

Notomys macrotis compared with Enterographa elaborata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Roccellaceae
Genus	Notomys	Enterographa
Species	Notomys macrotis	Enterographa elaborata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.