Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Root Rot

Notomys mordax compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Root Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Root Rot
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)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Heterobasidion
Species	Notomys mordax	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.