Dusky Hopping Mouse vs

Notomys fuscus compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Exobasidium
Species	Notomys fuscus	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.