Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Downy Emerald

Notomys mordax compared with Cordulia aenea

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Downy Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Downy Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Corduliidae
Genus	Notomys	Cordulia
Species	Notomys mordax	Cordulia aenea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Downy Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Downy Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Downy Emerald

Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.