Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Reticulate Thistle

Notomys macrotis compared with Onopordum nervosum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Reticulate Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Reticulate 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	Onopordum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Onopordum nervosum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.