Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Small shell ginger

Notomys mordax compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Notomys	Alpinia
Species	Notomys mordax	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.