Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Silky Forklet Moss

Notomys mordax compared with Dicranella heteromalla

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Silky Forklet Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Silky Forklet Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Notomys	Dicranella
Species	Notomys mordax	Dicranella heteromalla

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Silky Forklet Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Silky Forklet Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Forklet Moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).