Northern Hopping Mouse vs Tear Dropper

Notomys aquilo compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Hopping Mouse	Tear Dropper
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)	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Notomys aquilo	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Hopping Mouse	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.