Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Taypau

Notomys mordax compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Taypau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Notomys	Homalium
Species	Notomys mordax	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Taypau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taypau

Habitat

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