Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pitpat

Notomys mordax compared with Pittosporum patulum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pitpat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Notomys	Pittosporum
Species	Notomys mordax	Pittosporum patulum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pitpat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitpat

Habitat

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