Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Furrowed Melilot

Notomys mordax compared with Melilotus sulcatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Furrowed Melilot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Furrowed Melilot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Melilotus
Species	Notomys mordax	Melilotus sulcatus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Furrowed Melilot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Furrowed Melilot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Furrowed Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).