Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Blunt Webcap

Notomys macrotis compared with Cortinarius obtusus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Blunt Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Blunt Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cortinarius
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cortinarius obtusus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Blunt Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

Blunt Webcap

The Blunt Webcap (Cortinarius obtusus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.