Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Redbelly Toad

Notomys mordax compared with Melanophryniscus langonei

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Redbelly Toad is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Redbelly Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bufonidae
Genus	Notomys	Melanophryniscus
Species	Notomys mordax	Melanophryniscus langonei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Redbelly Toad

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Redbelly Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redbelly Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.