Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Tuberous Thistle

Notomys macrotis compared with Cirsium tuberosum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tuberous Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tuberous Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Cirsium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cirsium tuberosum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tuberous Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tuberous Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.