Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Poplar Rust

Notomys macrotis compared with Melampsora medusae

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Poplar Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Poplar Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Notomys	Melampsora
Species	Notomys macrotis	Melampsora medusae

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Poplar Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Poplar Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.