Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs papillose peat moss

Notomys macrotis compared with Sphagnum papillosum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while papillose peat moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	papillose peat 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 papillosum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

papillose peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	papillose peat moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

papillose peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.