Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Forest Ironplum

Notomys mordax compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forest Ironplum
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)	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Notomys	Drypetes
Species	Notomys mordax	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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