Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fern scale

Notomys mordax compared with Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fern scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fern scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Diaspididae
Genus	Notomys	Pinnaspis
Species	Notomys mordax	Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fern scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fern scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fern scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries) and North America (United States).