Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Stinking chamomile

Notomys mordax compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Stinking chamomile
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	Anthemis
Species	Notomys mordax	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.