Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Oak Crust

Notomys mordax compared with Peniophora quercina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Oak Crust
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)	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Notomys	Peniophora
Species	Notomys mordax	Peniophora quercina

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.