Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Marsh Cosmet

Notomys mordax compared with Cosmopterix orichalcea

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Marsh Cosmet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Marsh Cosmet
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)	Cosmopterigidae
Genus	Notomys	Cosmopterix
Species	Notomys mordax	Cosmopterix orichalcea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Marsh Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Marsh Cosmet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.