Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Wood Hedgehog

Notomys mordax compared with Hydnum repandum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Wood Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Wood Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Notomys	Hydnum
Species	Notomys mordax	Hydnum repandum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Wood Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Wood Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wood Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

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