Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Small Plume

Notomys mordax compared with Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Small Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Small Plume
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)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Notomys	Oxyptilus
Species	Notomys mordax	Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Small Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Plume

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (6 countries), and Europe (33 countries).