Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Rough Stonewort

Notomys mordax compared with Chara aspera

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Rough Stonewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rough Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Characeae
Genus	Notomys	Chara
Species	Notomys mordax	Chara aspera

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rough Stonewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rough Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.