Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Greyling Bracket

Notomys macrotis compared with Postia tephroleuca

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Greyling Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Greyling Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Notomys	Postia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Postia tephroleuca

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Greyling Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.