Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs green broom moss

Notomys mordax compared with Dicranum viride

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while green broom moss is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	green broom moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dicranaceae
Genus	Notomys	Dicranum
Species	Notomys mordax	Dicranum viride

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

green broom moss

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	green broom moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

green broom moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.