Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs thyme broomrape

Notomys macrotis compared with Orobanche alba

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while thyme broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	thyme broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Notomys	Orobanche
Species	Notomys macrotis	Orobanche alba

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	thyme broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thyme broomrape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.