Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Plain Swift

Notomys mordax compared with Apus unicolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Plain Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Apodidae
Genus	Notomys	Apus
Species	Notomys mordax	Apus unicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Plain Swift share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Plain Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.