Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Quince Rust

Notomys macrotis compared with Gymnosporangium clavipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Quince 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)	Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Gymnosporangium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Gymnosporangium clavipes

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Quince Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quince Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.