Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Wild Marrow

Notomys mordax compared with Croton astroites

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Wild Marrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Croton
Species	Notomys mordax	Croton astroites

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Wild Marrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Marrow

Habitat

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