Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Small-headed Dandelion

Notomys mordax compared with Taraxacum sublaeticolor

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Small-headed Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Small-headed Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Notomys mordax	Taraxacum sublaeticolor

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Small-headed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Small-headed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small-headed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.