Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

Notomys mordax compared with Hemitriccus orbitatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tyrannidae
Genus	Notomys	Hemitriccus
Species	Notomys mordax	Hemitriccus orbitatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.