Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Drooping Tonguefern

Notomys mordax compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Notomys	Elaphoglossum
Species	Notomys mordax	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Drooping Tonguefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.