Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Scotch Pearl

Notomys mordax compared with Udea decrepitalis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Scotch Pearl is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Scotch Pearl
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)	Crambidae
Genus	Notomys	Udea
Species	Notomys mordax	Udea decrepitalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Scotch Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Scotch Pearl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scotch Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.