Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Spatulate Oysterling

Notomys mordax compared with Arrhenia spathulata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spatulate Oysterling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spatulate Oysterling
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)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Notomys	Arrhenia
Species	Notomys mordax	Arrhenia spathulata

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spatulate Oysterling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spatulate Oysterling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spatulate Oysterling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.