Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Duckweed

Notomys mordax compared with Lemna trisulca

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Duckweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Araceae
Genus	Notomys	Lemna
Species	Notomys mordax	Lemna trisulca

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Duckweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.