Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Himalayan Maple

Notomys mordax compared with Acer oblongum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Himalayan Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Himalayan Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Notomys	Acer
Species	Notomys mordax	Acer oblongum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Himalayan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Himalayan Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan Maple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Afghanistan, Algeria, and Tanzania.