Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Grooved Cavalier

Notomys mordax compared with Melanoleuca grammopodia

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Grooved Cavalier is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Grooved Cavalier
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Notomys	Melanoleuca
Species	Notomys mordax	Melanoleuca grammopodia

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Grooved Cavalier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Grooved Cavalier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Cavalier

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and United States.