Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Peruvian nightshade

Notomys mordax compared with Solanum peruvianum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Peruvian nightshade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Peruvian nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Solanaceae
Genus	Notomys	Solanum
Species	Notomys mordax	Solanum peruvianum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Peruvian nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Peruvian nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.