Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Onion Earthball

Notomys macrotis compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Notomys	Scleroderma
Species	Notomys macrotis	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), 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.