Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Spreading amaranth

Notomys mordax compared with Amaranthus crassipes

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spreading amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spreading amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Notomys	Amaranthus
Species	Notomys mordax	Amaranthus crassipes

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spreading amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spreading amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Italy, Japan, and United States.