Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Ring-necked Duck

Notomys mordax compared with Aythya collaris

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ring-necked Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ring-necked Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Anatidae
Genus	Notomys	Aythya
Species	Notomys mordax	Aythya collaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Ring-necked Duck share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ring-necked Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ring-necked Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ring-necked Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Ring-necked Duck

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.