Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dover Shade

Notomys mordax compared with Cnephasia genitalana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dover Shade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dover Shade
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Notomys	Cnephasia
Species	Notomys mordax	Cnephasia genitalana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dover Shade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dover Shade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dover Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.