Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Stiff Gagea

Notomys mordax compared with Gagea rigida

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Stiff Gagea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Stiff Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Liliaceae
Genus	Notomys	Gagea
Species	Notomys mordax	Gagea rigida

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Stiff Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Stiff Gagea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stiff Gagea

Habitat

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