Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Notomys macrotis compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Notomys	Fissidens
Species	Notomys macrotis	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tiny Fern-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.