Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Desert Thorn

Notomys mordax compared with Lycium minimum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Desert Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Solanaceae
Genus	Notomys	Lycium
Species	Notomys mordax	Lycium minimum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Thorn

Habitat

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