Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Small elm midget

Notomys mordax compared with Phyllonorycter schreberella

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Small elm midget is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Small elm midget
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)	Gracillariidae
Genus	Notomys	Phyllonorycter
Species	Notomys mordax	Phyllonorycter schreberella

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Small elm midget share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Small elm midget

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Small elm midget
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small elm midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.