Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Sallow Kitten

Notomys mordax compared with Furcula furcula

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Sallow Kitten is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sallow Kitten
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)	Notodontidae
Genus	Notomys	Furcula
Species	Notomys mordax	Furcula furcula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sallow Kitten

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sallow Kitten
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Kitten

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.