Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Salento Iris

Notomys mordax compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Notomys	Iris
Species	Notomys mordax	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.