Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Toad's Ear

Notomys mordax compared with Otidea bufonia

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Toad's Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Toad's 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 bufonia

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Toad's Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.