Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mastic Thyme

Notomys mordax compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Thymus
Species	Notomys mordax	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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