Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fly marsh elder

Notomys mordax compared with Iva cheiranthifolia

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fly marsh elder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fly marsh elder
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	Iva
Species	Notomys mordax	Iva cheiranthifolia

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fly marsh elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.