Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Spathulate Botrychium

Notomys macrotis compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Spathulate Botrychium
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	Botrychium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.