Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Spanish Gorse

Notomys mordax compared with Genista hispanica

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spanish Gorse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spanish Gorse
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	Genista
Species	Notomys mordax	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spanish Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.