Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Scrub Pine

Notomys mordax compared with Pinus albicaulis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Scrub Pine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Scrub Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Notomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Notomys mordax	Pinus albicaulis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Scrub Pine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Scrub Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scrub Pine

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Iceland. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.