Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs greater broomrape

Notomys mordax compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	greater broomrape
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)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Notomys	Orobanche
Species	Notomys mordax	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	greater broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.