Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Sociable Dandelion

Notomys mordax compared with Taraxacum commixtum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Sociable Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sociable Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Taraxacum
Species	Notomys mordax	Taraxacum commixtum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sociable Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sociable Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sociable Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.