Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Notomys mordax compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ericaceae
Genus	Notomys	Pyrola
Species	Notomys mordax	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.