Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Striped corn catchfly

Notomys mordax compared with Silene conica

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Striped corn catchfly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Striped corn catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Notomys	Silene
Species	Notomys mordax	Silene conica

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Striped corn catchfly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Striped corn catchfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Striped corn catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.