Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Prostrate Rattlebox

Notomys mordax compared with Crotalaria rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Prostrate Rattlebox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Prostrate Rattlebox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Crotalaria
Species	Notomys mordax	Crotalaria rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Prostrate Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Prostrate Rattlebox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate Rattlebox

Habitat

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