Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dog tick

Notomys mordax compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dog tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ixodidae
Genus	Notomys	Ixodes
Species	Notomys mordax	Ixodes canisuga

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Dog tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dog tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.