Curran’s Pitogo vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Cycas curranii compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cycas	Notomys
Species	Cycas curranii	Notomys mordax

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.