Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Decurrent Mullein

Notomys mordax compared with Verbascum decursivum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Decurrent Mullein is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Decurrent Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Notomys	Verbascum
Species	Notomys mordax	Verbascum decursivum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Decurrent Mullein

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Decurrent Mullein
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Decurrent Mullein

Habitat

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