Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Glaucous Cup Lichen

Notomys macrotis compared with Cladonia glauca

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Glaucous Cup Lichen is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Glaucous Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cladonia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cladonia glauca

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Glaucous Cup Lichen

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Glaucous Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Glaucous Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.