Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dog Screw-moss

Notomys mordax compared with Tortula canescens

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dog Screw-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dog Screw-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pottiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Tortula
Species	Notomys mordax	Tortula canescens

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dog Screw-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dog Screw-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog Screw-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.