Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Girdled Dapperling

Notomys mordax compared with Lepiota boudieri

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Girdled Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Girdled Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Notomys	Lepiota
Species	Notomys mordax	Lepiota boudieri

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Girdled Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Girdled Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Girdled Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

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