Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fir Carpet

Notomys mordax compared with Thera vetustata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fir Carpet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fir Carpet
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)	Geometridae
Genus	Notomys	Thera
Species	Notomys mordax	Thera vetustata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fir Carpet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fir Carpet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fir Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.