Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Elephant's Tooth

Notomys mordax compared with Coryphantha elephantidens

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Elephant's Tooth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Elephant's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cactaceae
Genus	Notomys	Coryphantha
Species	Notomys mordax	Coryphantha elephantidens

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Elephant's Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Elephant's Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.