Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Small-leaved Myrtle

Notomys mordax compared with Eugenia verdoorniae

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Small-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Small-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Notomys	Eugenia
Species	Notomys mordax	Eugenia verdoorniae

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Small-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Small-leaved Myrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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