Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mountain Masdevallia

Notomys mordax compared with Masdevallia oreas

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mountain Masdevallia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mountain Masdevallia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Notomys	Masdevallia
Species	Notomys mordax	Masdevallia oreas

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mountain Masdevallia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mountain Masdevallia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Masdevallia

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.