Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs dusky thorn

Notomys mordax compared with Ennomos fuscantaria

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while dusky thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	dusky thorn
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)	Geometridae
Genus	Notomys	Ennomos
Species	Notomys mordax	Ennomos fuscantaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

dusky thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	dusky thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dusky thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.