Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Prickly Heath

Notomys fuscus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ericaceae
Genus	Notomys	Gaultheria
Species	Notomys fuscus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.