Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mountain Brittlegill

Notomys mordax compared with Russula pallescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mountain Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Notomys	Russula
Species	Notomys mordax	Russula pallescens

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mountain Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.