Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Divided Tunicate

Notomys mordax compared with Styela canopus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Divided Tunicate is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Divided Tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Styelidae
Genus	Notomys	Styela
Species	Notomys mordax	Styela canopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Divided Tunicate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Divided Tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Divided Tunicate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Divided Tunicate

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Lebanon), Europe (4 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand, Samoa), and South America (Brazil).