Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Tuberous Thistle

Notomys fuscus compared with Cirsium tuberosum

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Tuberous Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Tuberous Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Cirsium
Species	Notomys fuscus	Cirsium tuberosum

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Tuberous Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Tuberous Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Sweden.