Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Grayish Button Lichen

Notomys macrotis compared with Diplotomma alboatrum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Grayish Button Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Grayish Button Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caliciaceae
Genus	Notomys	Diplotomma
Species	Notomys macrotis	Diplotomma alboatrum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Grayish Button Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grayish Button Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.