Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs small red peat moss

Notomys mordax compared with Sphagnum capillifolium

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while small red peat moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	small red peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Notomys	Sphagnum
Species	Notomys mordax	Sphagnum capillifolium

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

small red peat moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	small red peat moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small red peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.