Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Sidewalk Firedot

Notomys mordax compared with Xanthocarpia feracissima

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Sidewalk Firedot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sidewalk Firedot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Notomys	Xanthocarpia
Species	Notomys mordax	Xanthocarpia feracissima

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sidewalk Firedot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sidewalk Firedot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sidewalk Firedot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.