Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs least chink shell

Notomys mordax compared with Lacuna parva

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while least chink shell is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	least chink shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Littorinidae
Genus	Notomys	Lacuna
Species	Notomys mordax	Lacuna parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and least chink shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

least chink shell

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	least chink shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

least chink shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.