Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Oakes' Pondweed

Notomys mordax compared with Potamogeton oakesianus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Oakes' Pondweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Oakes' Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Notomys	Potamogeton
Species	Notomys mordax	Potamogeton oakesianus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Oakes' Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Oakes' Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oakes' Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.