Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Microphysid bug

Notomys mordax compared with Loricula exilis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Microphysid bug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Microphysid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Microphysidae
Genus	Notomys	Loricula
Species	Notomys mordax	Loricula exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Microphysid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Microphysid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Microphysid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.