Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Redclaw

Notomys mordax compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Redclaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Parastacidae
Genus	Notomys	Cherax
Species	Notomys mordax	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Redclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).