Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Red Cosmet

Notomys mordax compared with Mompha locupletella

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Red Cosmet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red Cosmet
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)	Momphidae
Genus	Notomys	Mompha
Species	Notomys mordax	Mompha locupletella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Red Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red Cosmet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.