Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Recurved Peatmoss

Notomys macrotis compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Recurved Peatmoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Recurved Peatmoss
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 recurvum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Recurved Peatmoss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and 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.