Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs early thorn

Notomys mordax compared with Selenia dentaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	early 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	Selenia
Species	Notomys mordax	Selenia dentaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

early thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

early thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.