Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs field cudweed

Notomys mordax compared with Filago arvensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while field cudweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	field cudweed
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	Filago
Species	Notomys mordax	Filago arvensis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	field cudweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.