Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Poison Sumac

Notomys mordax compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Poison Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Toxicodendron
Species	Notomys mordax	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.