Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lowveld Bead-string

Notomys mordax compared with Alchornea laxiflora

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lowveld Bead-string is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lowveld Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Alchornea
Species	Notomys mordax	Alchornea laxiflora

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lowveld Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lowveld Bead-string
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lowveld Bead-string

Habitat

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