Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Felt Saddle

Notomys mordax compared with Helvella macropus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Felt Saddle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Felt Saddle
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)	Helvellaceae
Genus	Notomys	Helvella
Species	Notomys mordax	Helvella macropus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Felt Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Felt Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.