Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Rose Rust

Notomys mordax compared with Phragmidium mucronatum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Rose Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rose Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Phragmidium
Species	Notomys mordax	Phragmidium mucronatum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rose Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rose Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).