Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pleated tunicate

Notomys mordax compared with Styela plicata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pleated tunicate is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pleated tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Styelidae
Genus	Notomys	Styela
Species	Notomys mordax	Styela plicata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pleated tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pleated tunicate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pleated tunicate

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Senegal, South Africa), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela).