Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Orange Disco

Notomys mordax compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Orange Disco
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)	Stereaceae
Genus	Notomys	Aleurodiscus
Species	Notomys mordax	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.