Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Woolly Tooth

Notomys mordax compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Woolly Tooth
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	Phellodon
Species	Notomys mordax	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Woolly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.