Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Urchin Earthfan

Notomys mordax compared with Thelephora penicillata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Urchin Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Notomys	Thelephora
Species	Notomys mordax	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Urchin Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.