Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Downy Lettuce

Notomys mordax compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Downy Lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Notomys mordax	Lactuca hirsuta

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.