Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Small Persimmon

Notomys mordax compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Notomys	Diospyros
Species	Notomys mordax	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Small Persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.