Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Slender Ground-hopper

Notomys mordax compared with Tetrix subulata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Slender Ground-hopper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Slender Ground-hopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tetrigidae
Genus	Notomys	Tetrix
Species	Notomys mordax	Tetrix subulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Slender Ground-hopper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Slender Ground-hopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Slender Ground-hopper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Ground-hopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).