Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Thin Asphodeline

Notomys mordax compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Notomys	Asphodeline
Species	Notomys mordax	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Thin Asphodeline
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin Asphodeline

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.