Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Elegant Polypore

Notomys mordax compared with Cerioporus varius

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Elegant Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cerioporus
Species	Notomys mordax	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.