Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs slender rock moss

Notomys macrotis compared with Andreaea alpestris

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while slender rock moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	slender rock moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Andreaeopsida (Andreaeopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Andreaeales (Andreaeales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Andreaeaceae
Genus	Notomys	Andreaea
Species	Notomys macrotis	Andreaea alpestris

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

slender rock moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	slender rock moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender rock moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.