Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs slender facelina

Notomys mordax compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Facelinidae
Genus	Notomys	Facelina
Species	Notomys mordax	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	slender facelina
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.