Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Red Truffle

Notomys mordax compared with Tuber rufum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Red Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Notomys	Tuber
Species	Notomys mordax	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.