Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs limestone fern

Notomys mordax compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Notomys	Gymnocarpium
Species	Notomys mordax	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.