Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Leafy Brain

Notomys macrotis compared with Phaeotremella foliacea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Leafy Brain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Leafy Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Tremellomycetes (Tremellomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Tremellales (Tremellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tremellaceae
Genus	Notomys	Phaeotremella
Species	Notomys macrotis	Phaeotremella foliacea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Leafy Brain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Leafy Brain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafy Brain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.