Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Notomys mordax compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Colchicaceae
Genus	Notomys	Colchicum
Species	Notomys mordax	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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