Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Tall Pottia

Notomys macrotis compared with Tortula protobryoides

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tall Pottia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tall Pottia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pottiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Tortula
Species	Notomys macrotis	Tortula protobryoides

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tall Pottia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tall Pottia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Pottia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and 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.