Cave ground-beetle vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Trechus terceiranus compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Cave ground-beetle is Vulnerable while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cave ground-beetle	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Carabidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Trechus	Notomys
Species	Trechus terceiranus	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

Cave ground-beetle and Darling Downs Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cave ground-beetle

VU — Vulnerable

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cave ground-beetle	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cave ground-beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cave ground-beetle

The Cave ground-beetle (Trechus terceiranus) is a species in the genus Trechus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.