Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lesser Red-knotgrass

Notomys mordax compared with Polygonum arenarium

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lesser Red-knotgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lesser Red-knotgrass
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Notomys	Polygonum
Species	Notomys mordax	Polygonum arenarium

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lesser Red-knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lesser Red-knotgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Red-knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).