Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Jointed Sandmat

Notomys mordax compared with Euphorbia articulata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Jointed Sandmat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Jointed Sandmat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Euphorbia
Species	Notomys mordax	Euphorbia articulata

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Jointed Sandmat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Jointed Sandmat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jointed Sandmat

Habitat

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