Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs saltern ear

Notomys mordax compared with Amphipoea fucosa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while saltern ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	saltern ear
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Notomys	Amphipoea
Species	Notomys mordax	Amphipoea fucosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

saltern ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	saltern ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

saltern ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.