Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Elm Button

Notomys mordax compared with Acleris kochiella

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Elm Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Elm Button
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Notomys	Acleris
Species	Notomys mordax	Acleris kochiella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Elm Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.