Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Ruby Bolete

Notomys mordax compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ruby Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Boletaceae
Genus	Notomys	Hortiboletus
Species	Notomys mordax	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.