Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lake Keepit Hakea

Notomys mordax compared with Hakea pulvinifera

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lake Keepit Hakea is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lake Keepit Hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Notomys	Hakea
Species	Notomys mordax	Hakea pulvinifera

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lake Keepit Hakea

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lake Keepit Hakea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lake Keepit Hakea

Habitat

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