Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Sand Hickory

Notomys mordax compared with Carya pallida

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Sand Hickory is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sand Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Notomys	Carya
Species	Notomys mordax	Carya pallida

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sand Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sand Hickory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Hickory

Habitat

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