Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Downy Truffle

Notomys mordax compared with Tuber puberulum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Downy Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Downy Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Notomys	Tuber
Species	Notomys mordax	Tuber puberulum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.