Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fibrebark

Notomys mordax compared with Melaleuca nervosa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fibrebark is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fibrebark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Notomys	Melaleuca
Species	Notomys mordax	Melaleuca nervosa

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fibrebark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fibrebark

Habitat

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