Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pumpkin Ash

Notomys mordax compared with Fraxinus profunda

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pumpkin Ash is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pumpkin Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Notomys	Fraxinus
Species	Notomys mordax	Fraxinus profunda

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pumpkin Ash

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pumpkin Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pumpkin Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.