Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Upper Crust

Notomys macrotis compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Fungi (फफूंद)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (कृंतक)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Notomys	Amaurodon
Species	Notomys macrotis	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Upper Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.