Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs middle lace border

Notomys mordax compared with Scopula decorata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while middle lace border is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	middle lace border
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)	Geometridae
Genus	Notomys	Scopula
Species	Notomys mordax	Scopula decorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and middle lace border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

middle lace border

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	middle lace border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

middle lace border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.