Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs ear moth

Notomys mordax compared with Amphipoea oculea

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while ear moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	ear moth
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Notomys	Amphipoea
Species	Notomys mordax	Amphipoea oculea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

ear moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	ear moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ear moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.