Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Gut Weed

Notomys mordax compared with Ulva intestinalis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gut Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Notomys	Ulva
Species	Notomys mordax	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).