Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Orange Cup

Notomys macrotis compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Orange Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Notomys	Melastiza
Species	Notomys macrotis	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Orange Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.