Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dunlin

Notomys mordax compared with Calidris alpina

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dunlin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dunlin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Scolopacidae
Genus	Notomys	Calidris
Species	Notomys mordax	Calidris alpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Dunlin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dunlin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dunlin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dunlin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Dunlin

Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 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.