Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Squat Dandelion

Notomys mordax compared with Taraxacum naevosum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Squat Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Squat Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Taraxacum
Species	Notomys mordax	Taraxacum naevosum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Squat Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Squat Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squat Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.