Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mantled Baskettail

Notomys mordax compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Corduliidae
Genus	Notomys	Epitheca
Species	Notomys mordax	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mantled Baskettail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.