Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dog's Mercury Rust

Notomys mordax compared with Melampsora populnea

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dog's Mercury Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Notomys	Melampsora
Species	Notomys mordax	Melampsora populnea

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dog's Mercury Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog's Mercury Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).