Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Water ragwort

Notomys mordax compared with Jacobaea aquatica

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Water ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Water ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Jacobaea
Species	Notomys mordax	Jacobaea aquatica

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Water ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Water ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.