Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Milk Thistle Rust

Notomys mordax compared with Puccinia mariana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Milk Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Milk Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Notomys	Puccinia
Species	Notomys mordax	Puccinia mariana

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Milk Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Milk Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milk Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United Kingdom.