Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Yellow Knight

Notomys mordax compared with Tricholoma equestre

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Yellow Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Notomys	Tricholoma
Species	Notomys mordax	Tricholoma equestre

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Yellow Knight

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).