Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Parnassus Dandelion

Notomys mordax compared with Taraxacum parnassicum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Parnassus Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Parnassus Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Taraxacum
Species	Notomys mordax	Taraxacum parnassicum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Parnassus Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Parnassus Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parnassus Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.