Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Red valerian

Notomys mordax compared with Centranthus ruber

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Red valerian is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Notomys	Centranthus
Species	Notomys mordax	Centranthus ruber

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Red valerian

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red valerian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red valerian

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.