Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pine Crust

Notomys mordax compared with Peniophora pini

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pine 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 pini

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.