Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pine Needle Split

Notomys mordax compared with Lophodermium pinastri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pine Needle Split
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Notomys	Lophodermium
Species	Notomys mordax	Lophodermium pinastri

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pine Needle Split

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Needle Split

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).