Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Prickly Pole

Notomys mordax compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Notomys	Bactris
Species	Notomys mordax	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Prickly Pole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

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