Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs marsh dock

Notomys mordax compared with Rumex palustris

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while marsh dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	marsh dock
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	Rumex
Species	Notomys mordax	Rumex palustris

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	marsh dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).