Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Reticulate Thistle

Notomys mordax compared with Onopordum nervosum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Reticulate Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Reticulate Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Onopordum
Species	Notomys mordax	Onopordum nervosum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Reticulate Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).