Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs purging croton

Notomys mordax compared with Croton laevigatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while purging croton is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	purging croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Croton
Species	Notomys mordax	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	purging croton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

purging croton

Habitat

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