Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Starfruit

Notomys mordax compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Starfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Notomys	Damasonium
Species	Notomys mordax	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Starfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal.