Dusky Hopping Mouse vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Notomys fuscus compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Notomys	Urocystis
Species	Notomys fuscus	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Oat-Grass Smut