Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dumb-Nettle

Notomys mordax compared with Galinsoga parviflora

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dumb-Nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dumb-Nettle
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	Galinsoga
Species	Notomys mordax	Galinsoga parviflora

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dumb-Nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dumb-Nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dumb-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries).