Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Forest Sandman

Notomys mordax compared with Spialia dromus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Forest Sandman is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forest Sandman
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)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Notomys	Spialia
Species	Notomys mordax	Spialia dromus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Forest Sandman

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forest Sandman
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Sandman

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.