Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Small Adder's-Tongue

Notomys macrotis compared with Ophioglossum azoricum

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Small Adder's-Tongue is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Small Adder's-Tongue
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Ophioglossaceae
Genus Notomys Ophioglossum
Species Notomys macrotis Ophioglossum azoricum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Small Adder's-Tongue

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Hopping Mouse Small Adder's-Tongue
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Adder's-Tongue

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Small Adder's-Tongue

No description available.

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