Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Smooth rattlebox

Notomys mordax compared with Crotalaria pallida

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Smooth rattlebox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Smooth rattlebox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Crotalaria
Species	Notomys mordax	Crotalaria pallida

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Smooth rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Smooth rattlebox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (El Salvador, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).