Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Leafless Ballart

Notomys mordax compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Leafless Ballart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Santalaceae
Genus	Notomys	Exocarpos
Species	Notomys mordax	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Leafless Ballart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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