Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Subterranean clover

Notomys mordax compared with Trifolium subterraneum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Subterranean clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Subterranean clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Trifolium
Species	Notomys mordax	Trifolium subterraneum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Subterranean clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Subterranean clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Subterranean clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.