Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs ringless spoon moss

Notomys macrotis compared with Sarmentypnum exannulatum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while ringless spoon moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	ringless spoon moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Notomys	Sarmentypnum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Sarmentypnum exannulatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

ringless spoon moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	ringless spoon moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ringless spoon moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.