Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Indehiscent Pigweed

Notomys mordax compared with Amaranthus standleyanus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Indehiscent Pigweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Indehiscent Pigweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Notomys	Amaranthus
Species	Notomys mordax	Amaranthus standleyanus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Indehiscent Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Indehiscent Pigweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indehiscent Pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (China), and Europe (14 countries).