Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs northern drab

Notomys mordax compared with Orthosia opima

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while northern drab is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	northern drab
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	Orthosia
Species	Notomys mordax	Orthosia opima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

northern drab

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	northern drab
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern drab

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.