Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Spiny restharrow

Notomys mordax compared with Ononis spinosa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spiny restharrow is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spiny restharrow
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	Ononis
Species	Notomys mordax	Ononis spinosa

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spiny restharrow

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spiny restharrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

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