Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Marsh Swift

Notomys mordax compared with Borbo micans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Marsh Swift
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)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Notomys	Borbo
Species	Notomys mordax	Borbo micans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Marsh Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.