Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pitilla

Notomys mordax compared with Yucca endlichiana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pitilla is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pitilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Notomys	Yucca
Species	Notomys mordax	Yucca endlichiana

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pitilla

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitilla

Habitat

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