Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Ground bug

Notomys mordax compared with Nysius atlantidum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ground bug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ground bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lygaeidae
Genus	Notomys	Nysius
Species	Notomys mordax	Nysius atlantidum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ground bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ground bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ground bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.