Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Papua ebony

Notomys mordax compared with Diospyros insularis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Papua ebony is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Papua ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Notomys	Diospyros
Species	Notomys mordax	Diospyros insularis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Papua ebony

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Papua ebony
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papua ebony

Habitat

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