Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs feathery neckera

Notomys mordax compared with Neckera pennata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while feathery neckera is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	feathery neckera
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Neckeraceae
Genus	Notomys	Neckera
Species	Notomys mordax	Neckera pennata

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

feathery neckera

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	feathery neckera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

feathery neckera

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.