Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Flame Bowerbird

Notomys mordax compared with Sericulus ardens

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Flame Bowerbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flame Bowerbird
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)	Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus	Notomys	Sericulus
Species	Notomys mordax	Sericulus ardens

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Flame Bowerbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Flame Bowerbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flame Bowerbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Bowerbird

Habitat

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