Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Wavy Spiderhead

Notomys mordax compared with Serruria confragosa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Wavy Spiderhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Wavy Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Notomys	Serruria
Species	Notomys mordax	Serruria confragosa

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Wavy Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Wavy Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wavy Spiderhead

Habitat

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