Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Klein's cholla

Notomys mordax compared with Cylindropuntia kleiniae

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Klein's cholla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Klein's cholla
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)	Cactaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cylindropuntia
Species	Notomys mordax	Cylindropuntia kleiniae

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Klein's cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Klein's cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Klein's cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Italy.