Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Scarce Ermine

Notomys mordax compared with Yponomeuta irrorella

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Scarce Ermine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Scarce Ermine
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)	Yponomeutidae
Genus	Notomys	Yponomeuta
Species	Notomys mordax	Yponomeuta irrorella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Scarce Ermine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Scarce Ermine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarce Ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.