Ashworth's Rustic vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Xestia ashworthii compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Ashworth's Rustic is Near Threatened while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashworth's Rustic	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Noctuidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Xestia	Notomys
Species	Xestia ashworthii	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashworth's Rustic and Darling Downs Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashworth's Rustic

NT — Near Threatened

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashworth's Rustic	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashworth's Rustic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashworth's Rustic

Ashworth's rustic (Xestia ashworthii) is a species in the genus Xestia. It is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.