Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs fig wax scale

Notomys mordax compared with Ceroplastes japonicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	fig wax 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)	Coccidae
Genus	Notomys	Ceroplastes
Species	Notomys mordax	Ceroplastes japonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

fig wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fig wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).