Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Serpentine Sunflower

Notomys mordax compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Serpentine Sunflower
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	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Notomys mordax	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Serpentine Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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