Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Eastern Rock Grayling

Notomys mordax compared with Hipparchia syriaca

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Eastern Rock Grayling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern Rock Grayling
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	Hipparchia
Species	Notomys mordax	Hipparchia syriaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Eastern Rock Grayling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Eastern Rock Grayling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern Rock Grayling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Rock Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 countries).