Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Sooty Shield

Notomys mordax compared with Pluteus ephebeus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Sooty Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sooty Shield
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)	Pluteaceae
Genus	Notomys	Pluteus
Species	Notomys mordax	Pluteus ephebeus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sooty Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sooty Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sooty Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.