Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Notomys mordax compared with Lecidea lapicida

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Notomys	Lecidea
Species	Notomys mordax	Lecidea lapicida

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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