Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Spotted Gum

Notomys mordax compared with Corymbia maculata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spotted Gum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spotted Gum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Notomys	Corymbia
Species	Notomys mordax	Corymbia maculata

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spotted Gum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spotted Gum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Gum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, India, and Seychelles.