Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Kurrajong

Notomys mordax compared with Brachychiton populneus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Kurrajong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Notomys	Brachychiton
Species	Notomys mordax	Brachychiton populneus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Kurrajong

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kurrajong

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (France, Italy, Spain), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).