Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Notomys mordax compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spreading Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Notomys	Cotoneaster
Species	Notomys mordax	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).