Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Forked Aster

Notomys mordax compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forked Aster
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	Eurybia
Species	Notomys mordax	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forked Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forked Aster

Habitat

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