Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Montezuma Pine

Notomys mordax compared with Pinus montezumae

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Montezuma Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Montezuma Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Notomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Notomys mordax	Pinus montezumae

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Montezuma Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Montezuma Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Montezuma Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.