Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Plain Plume

Notomys mordax compared with Hellinsia tephradactyla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Plain Plume
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)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Notomys	Hellinsia
Species	Notomys mordax	Hellinsia tephradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Plain Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (27 countries).