Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mountain yam

Notomys mordax compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Notomys	Dioscorea
Species	Notomys mordax	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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