Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Forest Croton

Notomys mordax compared with Croton sylvaticus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Forest Croton is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forest Croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Croton
Species	Notomys mordax	Croton sylvaticus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Forest Croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forest Croton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Croton

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.