Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Mountain Waxcap

Notomys macrotis compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Hygrophoraceae
Genus Notomys Hygrocybe
Species Notomys macrotis Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Hopping Mouse Mountain Waxcap
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.

Mountain Waxcap

No description available.

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