Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Myrtle-Leaved Willow

Notomys mordax compared with Salix myrtilloides

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Myrtle-Leaved Willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Myrtle-Leaved Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Notomys	Salix
Species	Notomys mordax	Salix myrtilloides

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Myrtle-Leaved Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.