Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Silkbay

Notomys mordax compared with Persea humilis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Silkbay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Silkbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lauraceae
Genus	Notomys	Persea
Species	Notomys mordax	Persea humilis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Silkbay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Silkbay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkbay

Habitat

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