Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dusky Meadow Brown

Notomys mordax compared with Hyponephele lycaon

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dusky Meadow Brown is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dusky Meadow Brown
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Notomys	Hyponephele
Species	Notomys mordax	Hyponephele lycaon

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Dusky Meadow Brown share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dusky Meadow Brown

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dusky Meadow Brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky Meadow Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (31 countries).