Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Tropical amaranth

Notomys mordax compared with Amaranthus polygonoides

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tropical amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tropical amaranth
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Notomys	Amaranthus
Species	Notomys mordax	Amaranthus polygonoides

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tropical amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tropical amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).