Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mesquite

Notomys mordax compared with Prosopis pallida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mesquite
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Prosopis
Species	Notomys mordax	Prosopis pallida

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mesquite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mesquite

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Timor-Leste), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).