Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Hog Plum

Notomys mordax compared with Prunus hortulana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Hog Plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hog Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Notomys	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Notomys mordax	Prunus hortulana

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Hog Plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hog Plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hog Plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.