Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Desert Kurrajong

Notomys mordax compared with Brachychiton gregorii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Desert Kurrajong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Notomys	Brachychiton
Species	Notomys mordax	Brachychiton gregorii

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Desert Kurrajong

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Kurrajong

Habitat

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