Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Meadow Groundling

Notomys mordax compared with Caryocolum proxima

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Meadow Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Meadow Groundling
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)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Notomys	Caryocolum
Species	Notomys mordax	Caryocolum proxima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Meadow Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Meadow Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.