Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Heath Rivulet

Notomys mordax compared with Perizoma minorata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Heath Rivulet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Heath Rivulet
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)	Geometridae
Genus	Notomys	Perizoma
Species	Notomys mordax	Perizoma minorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Heath Rivulet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Heath Rivulet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Rivulet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.