Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Mealy Pixie Cup

Notomys macrotis compared with Cladonia chlorophaea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mealy Pixie Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mealy Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cladonia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cladonia chlorophaea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mealy Pixie Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mealy Pixie Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Pixie Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.