Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Rusty Dot

Notomys mordax compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rusty Dot
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)	Crambidae
Genus	Notomys	Udea
Species	Notomys mordax	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rusty Dot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).