Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Notomys mordax compared with Lophocolea heterophylla

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Variable-Leaved Crestwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Notomys	Lophocolea
Species	Notomys mordax	Lophocolea heterophylla

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).