Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Stinging Tree

Notomys mordax compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Stinging Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Stinging Tree
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)	Urticaceae
Genus	Notomys	Dendrocnide
Species	Notomys mordax	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Stinging Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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