Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Rooting Brownie

Notomys mordax compared with Hypholoma radicosum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Rooting Brownie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rooting Brownie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Strophariaceae
Genus	Notomys	Hypholoma
Species	Notomys mordax	Hypholoma radicosum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rooting Brownie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rooting Brownie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Brownie

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.