Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Hill Turmeric

Notomys mordax compared with Curcuma pseudomontana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Hill Turmeric is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hill Turmeric
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Notomys	Curcuma
Species	Notomys mordax	Curcuma pseudomontana

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Hill Turmeric

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hill Turmeric
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hill Turmeric

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.