Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Foxtail Smut

Notomys macrotis compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Notomys	Urocystis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Foxtail Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.