Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Sallow Pigmy

Notomys mordax compared with Stigmella salicis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sallow Pigmy
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)	Nepticulidae
Genus	Notomys	Stigmella
Species	Notomys mordax	Stigmella salicis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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