Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Marsh tick

Notomys mordax compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ixodidae
Genus	Notomys	Ixodes
Species	Notomys mordax	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.