Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Passerine tick

Notomys mordax compared with Ixodes frontalis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Passerine tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Passerine tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ixodidae
Genus	Notomys	Ixodes
Species	Notomys mordax	Ixodes frontalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Passerine tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Passerine tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Passerine tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.