Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Welsh Pocket-moss

Notomys mordax compared with Fissidens celticus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Welsh Pocket-moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Welsh Pocket-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Notomys	Fissidens
Species	Notomys mordax	Fissidens celticus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Welsh Pocket-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Welsh Pocket-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Welsh Pocket-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.