Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Moth Mullein

Notomys mordax compared with Verbascum blattaria

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Moth Mullein is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Moth Mullein
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)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Notomys	Verbascum
Species	Notomys mordax	Verbascum blattaria

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Moth Mullein

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Moth Mullein
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moth Mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.