Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Black-Staining Polypore

Notomys macrotis compared with Meripilus sumstinei

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Black-Staining Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Meripilaceae
Genus	Notomys	Meripilus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Meripilus sumstinei

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Black-Staining Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Staining Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Black-Staining Polypore

The Black-Staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei) is a species in the genus Meripilus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.