Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Scaly Stalkball

Notomys mordax compared with Tulostoma melanocyclum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Scaly Stalkball
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Notomys	Tulostoma
Species	Notomys mordax	Tulostoma melanocyclum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Scaly Stalkball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.