Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Hill Soldier

Notomys mordax compared with Oxycera pardalina

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Hill Soldier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hill Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Notomys	Oxycera
Species	Notomys mordax	Oxycera pardalina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Hill Soldier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hill Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hill Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.