Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Marbled Minor

Notomys mordax compared with Oligia strigilis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Marbled Minor is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Marbled Minor
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Notomys	Oligia
Species	Notomys mordax	Oligia strigilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Marbled Minor

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Marbled Minor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Minor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.