Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Downy Currant Rust

Notomys mordax compared with Puccinia ribis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Downy Currant Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Downy Currant 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)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Notomys	Puccinia
Species	Notomys mordax	Puccinia ribis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Downy Currant Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Downy Currant Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Currant Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.