Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Flame Nasturtium

Notomys mordax compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Notomys	Tropaeolum
Species	Notomys mordax	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flame Nasturtium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).