Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mercuryweed

Notomys mordax compared with Acalypha virginica

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mercuryweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mercuryweed
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	Acalypha
Species	Notomys mordax	Acalypha virginica

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mercuryweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mercuryweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mercuryweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).