Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Devil'S Paintbrush

Notomys mordax compared with Pilosella aurantiaca

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Devil'S Paintbrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Devil'S Paintbrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Pilosella
Species	Notomys mordax	Pilosella aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Devil'S Paintbrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).