Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Gold Tooth

Notomys mordax compared with Hydnellum auratile

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gold Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gold Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Notomys	Hydnellum
Species	Notomys mordax	Hydnellum auratile

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gold Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gold Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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