Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Meadow Grass Smut

Notomys macrotis compared with Urocystis poae

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Meadow Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Meadow Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Notomys	Urocystis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Urocystis poae

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Meadow Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Meadow Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Grass Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.