Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Chestnut Brittlestem

Notomys macrotis compared with Homophron spadiceum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Chestnut Brittlestem is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Chestnut Brittlestem
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Notomys	Homophron
Species	Notomys macrotis	Homophron spadiceum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Chestnut Brittlestem
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Brittlestem

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.

Chestnut Brittlestem

The Chestnut Brittlestem (Homophron spadiceum) is a species in the genus Homophron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.