Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Furze Hakea

Notomys mordax compared with Hakea ulicina

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Furze Hakea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Furze Hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Notomys	Hakea
Species	Notomys mordax	Hakea ulicina

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Furze Hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Furze Hakea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Furze Hakea

Habitat

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