Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Urchin Earthfan

Notomys macrotis compared with Thelephora penicillata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Urchin Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Notomys	Thelephora
Species	Notomys macrotis	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Urchin Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.