Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs dotted clay

Notomys mordax compared with Xestia baja

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while dotted clay is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	dotted clay
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Notomys	Xestia
Species	Notomys mordax	Xestia baja

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

dotted clay

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dotted clay

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.