Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Wild Pimento

Notomys mordax compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Notomys	Pimenta
Species	Notomys mordax	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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