Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Plain Gold

Notomys mordax compared with Micropterix calthella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Plain Gold
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)	Micropterigidae
Genus	Notomys	Micropterix
Species	Notomys mordax	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.