Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Delicate Horsetail

Notomys mordax compared with Equisetum scirpoides

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Delicate Horsetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Delicate Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Equisetaceae
Genus	Notomys	Equisetum
Species	Notomys mordax	Equisetum scirpoides

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Delicate Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).