Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Scarce Widow

Notomys mordax compared with Dingana fraterna

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Scarce Widow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Scarce Widow
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Notomys	Dingana
Species	Notomys mordax	Dingana fraterna

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Scarce Widow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarce Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.