Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Silky Thorn

Notomys mordax compared with Vachellia rehmanniana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Silky Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Vachellia
Species	Notomys mordax	Vachellia rehmanniana

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Silky Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Thorn

Habitat

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