Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Perth Button

Notomys mordax compared with Acleris abietana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Perth Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Perth Button
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Notomys	Acleris
Species	Notomys mordax	Acleris abietana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Perth Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Perth Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perth Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.