Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Spinose Thyme-Moss

Notomys macrotis compared with Mnium spinosum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spinose Thyme-Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Spinose Thyme-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Mniaceae
Genus	Notomys	Mnium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Mnium spinosum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spinose Thyme-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Spinose Thyme-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spinose Thyme-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.