Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Larch Knight

Notomys mordax compared with Tricholoma psammopus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Larch Knight is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Larch Knight
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)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Notomys	Tricholoma
Species	Notomys mordax	Tricholoma psammopus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Larch Knight

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Larch Knight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Larch Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.