Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs flea-bite cone

Notomys mordax compared with Conus pulicarius

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while flea-bite cone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	flea-bite cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Conidae
Genus	Notomys	Conus
Species	Notomys mordax	Conus pulicarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and flea-bite cone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

flea-bite cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	flea-bite cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flea-bite cone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.