Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs grass vetchling

Notomys mordax compared with Lathyrus nissolia

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while grass vetchling is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	grass vetchling
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	Lathyrus
Species	Notomys mordax	Lathyrus nissolia

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

grass vetchling

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	grass vetchling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

grass vetchling

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.