Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Desert Indigo

Notomys mordax compared with Indigofera brevidens

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Desert Indigo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Desert Indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Indigofera
Species	Notomys mordax	Indigofera brevidens

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Desert Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Desert Indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Indigo

Habitat

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