Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Grey Falsebolete

Notomys macrotis compared with Boletopsis grisea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Grey Falsebolete is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Grey Falsebolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Notomys	Boletopsis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Boletopsis grisea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Grey Falsebolete

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Grey Falsebolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Falsebolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.