Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Deer Mushroom

Notomys mordax compared with Pluteus cervinus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Deer Mushroom is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Deer Mushroom
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)	Pluteaceae
Genus	Notomys	Pluteus
Species	Notomys mordax	Pluteus cervinus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Deer Mushroom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deer Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).