Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Notomys mordax compared with Zygaena lonicerae

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
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)	Zygaenidae
Genus	Notomys	Zygaena
Species	Notomys mordax	Zygaena lonicerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.