Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Tan Ear

Notomys mordax compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Otideaceae
Genus	Notomys	Otidea
Species	Notomys mordax	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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