Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Pine Crust

Notomys macrotis compared with Peniophora pini

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pine Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Notomys	Peniophora
Species	Notomys macrotis	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Pine Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.