Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Spring Pea

Notomys mordax compared with Lathyrus vernus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spring Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spring Pea
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	Lathyrus
Species	Notomys mordax	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spring Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).