Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Tumbling Puffball

Notomys macrotis compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tumbling Puffball
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)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Notomys	Bovista
Species	Notomys macrotis	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.