Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Flats Silkypuff

Notomys mordax compared with Diastella proteoides

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Flats Silkypuff is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flats Silkypuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Notomys	Diastella
Species	Notomys mordax	Diastella proteoides

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flats Silkypuff
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

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