Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs

Notomys mordax compared with Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Chordariaceae
Genus	Notomys	Mikrosyphar
Species	Notomys mordax	Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae is a small, endophytic brown alga in the order Ectocarpales that parasitizes red algae in the genus Polysiphonia. It penetrates into the cortical tissue of its host, forming small pustules visible on the host thallus surface. Assessed as Least Concern, it is found in temperate coastal marine environments in the Northern Hemisphere.