Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Field Fleawort

Notomys mordax compared with Tephroseris integrifolia

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Field Fleawort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Field Fleawort
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	Tephroseris
Species	Notomys mordax	Tephroseris integrifolia

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Field Fleawort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Field Fleawort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Fleawort

Habitat

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

Range

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