Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mulga

Notomys mordax compared with Acacia aneura

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mulga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mulga
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Acacia
Species	Notomys mordax	Acacia aneura

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mulga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mulga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mulga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Libya and United States.