Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lesser Crested Tern

Notomys mordax compared with Thalasseus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lesser Crested Tern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lesser Crested Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Laridae
Genus	Notomys	Thalasseus
Species	Notomys mordax	Thalasseus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Lesser Crested Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lesser Crested Tern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lesser Crested Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Crested Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.