Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Buckeye-leafed Cassava is Least Concern while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Manihot	Notomys
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Notomys mordax

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.