Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Scottish Thread-moss

Notomys macrotis compared with Pohlia scotica

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Scottish Thread-moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Scottish Thread-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Mniaceae
Genus	Notomys	Pohlia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pohlia scotica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Scottish Thread-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Scottish Thread-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scottish Thread-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.