Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Yellow False Truffle

Notomys mordax compared with Rhizopogon luteolus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Yellow False Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Yellow False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Notomys	Rhizopogon
Species	Notomys mordax	Rhizopogon luteolus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Yellow False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Yellow False Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Norway, and Sweden.