Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pine processionary

Notomys mordax compared with Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pine processionary is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pine processionary
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)	Notodontidae
Genus	Notomys	Thaumetopoea
Species	Notomys mordax	Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pine processionary

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pine processionary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine processionary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, and Norway.