Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Shiny Spiderhead

Notomys mordax compared with Serruria candicans

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Shiny Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Shiny Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Notomys	Serruria
Species	Notomys mordax	Serruria candicans

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Shiny Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Shiny Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Spiderhead

Habitat

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