Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Shining Drongo

Notomys mordax compared with Dicrurus atripennis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Shining Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Shining Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dicruridae
Genus	Notomys	Dicrurus
Species	Notomys mordax	Dicrurus atripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Shining Drongo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Shining Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Shining Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shining Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.