Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Horsetail

Notomys mordax compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Equisetaceae
Genus	Notomys	Equisetum
Species	Notomys mordax	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.