Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Silky Piggyback

Notomys mordax compared with Asterophora parasitica

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Silky Piggyback is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Silky Piggyback
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)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Notomys	Asterophora
Species	Notomys mordax	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Silky Piggyback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

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