Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Greater Copperwort

Notomys mordax compared with Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Greater Copperwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Greater Copperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cephaloziella
Species	Notomys mordax	Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Greater Copperwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Greater Copperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Copperwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.