Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mountain Pine

Notomys mordax compared with Pinus uncinata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mountain 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 uncinata

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mountain Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).