Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Red Fold Truffle

Notomys macrotis compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Red Fold Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Discinaceae
Genus	Notomys	Hydnotrya
Species	Notomys macrotis	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Red Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.