Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs False Dotted Border

Notomys mordax compared with Belenois thysa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while False Dotted Border is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	False Dotted Border
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Notomys	Belenois
Species	Notomys mordax	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and False Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	False Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.