Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Potato Stem Borer

Notomys mordax compared with Hydraecia micacea

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Potato Stem Borer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Potato Stem Borer
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	Hydraecia
Species	Notomys mordax	Hydraecia micacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Potato Stem Borer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Potato Stem Borer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Potato Stem Borer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato Stem Borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.