Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Scaly Stalkball

Notomys macrotis compared with Tulostoma melanocyclum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Scaly Stalkball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Notomys	Tulostoma
Species	Notomys macrotis	Tulostoma melanocyclum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Scaly Stalkball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.