Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Wild Cane

Notomys mordax compared with Piper reticulatum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Wild Cane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Wild Cane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Piperaceae
Genus	Notomys	Piper
Species	Notomys mordax	Piper reticulatum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Wild Cane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Wild Cane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Cane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.