Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Wood Spark

Notomys mordax compared with Perrotia flammea

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Wood Spark is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Wood Spark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lachnaceae
Genus	Notomys	Perrotia
Species	Notomys mordax	Perrotia flammea

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Wood Spark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Wood Spark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wood Spark

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.