Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Garden sorrel

Notomys mordax compared with Rumex acetosa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Garden sorrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Garden 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 acetosa

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Garden sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Garden sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden sorrel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).