Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs lunar thorn

Notomys mordax compared with Selenia lunularia

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while lunar thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	lunar thorn
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	Selenia
Species	Notomys mordax	Selenia lunularia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

lunar thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	lunar thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lunar thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.