Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Painted Suillus

Notomys macrotis compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Painted Suillus
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)	Suillaceae
Genus	Notomys	Suillus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.