Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Leopard Earthball

Notomys mordax compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Leopard Earthball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Notomys	Scleroderma
Species	Notomys mordax	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Leopard Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).