Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Woolly Tooth

Notomys macrotis compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Woolly Tooth
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	Phellodon
Species	Notomys macrotis	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Woolly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.