Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Guildford Piercer

Notomys mordax compared with Pammene agnotana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Guildford Piercer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Guildford Piercer
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Notomys	Pammene
Species	Notomys mordax	Pammene agnotana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Guildford Piercer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Guildford Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guildford Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.