Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss

Notomys macrotis compared with Brachythecium rutabulum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Notomys	Brachythecium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Brachythecium rutabulum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.