Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Death Cap

Notomys mordax compared with Amanita phalloides

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Death Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Death Cap
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Notomys	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Notomys mordax	Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Death Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Death Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).