Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Brittle Bladderfern

Notomys macrotis compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cystopteris
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cystopteris tenuis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Brittle Bladderfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.