Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Iridescent Centurion

Notomys mordax compared with Sargus iridatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Iridescent Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Iridescent Centurion
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	Sargus
Species	Notomys mordax	Sargus iridatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Iridescent Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Iridescent Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iridescent Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.