Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs gratiola

Notomys mordax compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Notomys	Gratiola
Species	Notomys mordax	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	gratiola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.