Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs French Sorrel

Notomys mordax compared with Rumex scutatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while French Sorrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	French Sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Notomys	Rumex
Species	Notomys mordax	Rumex scutatus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

French Sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	French Sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

French Sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).