Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Plain Clay

Notomys mordax compared with Eugnorisma depuncta

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Plain Clay is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Plain Clay
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Notomys	Eugnorisma
Species	Notomys mordax	Eugnorisma depuncta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Plain Clay

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Plain Clay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Clay

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.