Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Northern Dart

Notomys mordax compared with Xestia alpicola

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Northern Dart is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Northern Dart
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Notomys	Xestia
Species	Notomys mordax	Xestia alpicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Northern Dart

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Northern Dart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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