Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Nutmeg

Notomys mordax compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myristicaceae
Genus	Notomys	Myristica
Species	Notomys mordax	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).