Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mountain Saffron

Notomys mordax compared with Solorina crocea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Notomys	Solorina
Species	Notomys mordax	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.