Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs dotted carpet

Notomys mordax compared with Alcis jubata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while dotted carpet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	dotted carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Geometridae
Genus	Notomys	Alcis
Species	Notomys mordax	Alcis jubata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

dotted carpet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	dotted carpet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dotted carpet

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.