Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Orange Cup

Notomys mordax compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Orange Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Notomys	Melastiza
Species	Notomys mordax	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Orange Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.