Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs floating crystalwort

Notomys mordax compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ricciaceae
Genus	Notomys	Riccia
Species	Notomys mordax	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	floating crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.