Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Forster's Tern

Notomys mordax compared with Sterna forsteri

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Forster's Tern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forster's Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Laridae
Genus	Notomys	Sterna
Species	Notomys mordax	Sterna forsteri

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Forster's Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Forster's Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forster's Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forster's Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.