Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Greater Crested Tern

Notomys mordax compared with Thalasseus bergii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Greater Crested Tern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Greater Crested 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	Thalasseus
Species	Notomys mordax	Thalasseus bergii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Greater Crested Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Greater Crested Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Crested Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.