Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Nut Weevil

Notomys mordax compared with Curculio nucum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Nut Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Nut Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Curculionidae
Genus	Notomys	Curculio
Species	Notomys mordax	Curculio nucum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Nut Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Nut Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nut Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.