Dusky Hopping Mouse vs

Notomys fuscus compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Notomys	Stephanoeca
Species	Notomys fuscus	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

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 Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.