Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs small notchwort

Notomys mordax compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Notomys	Lophozia
Species	Notomys mordax	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.