Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Tall Webcap

Notomys macrotis compared with Cortinarius elatior

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tall Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tall Webcap
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)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cortinarius
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cortinarius elatior

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tall Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tall Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.