Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Winged Currant

Notomys mordax compared with Searsia pterota

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Winged Currant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Searsia
Species	Notomys mordax	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Winged Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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