Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs smoky wave

Notomys mordax compared with Scopula ternata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while smoky wave is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	smoky wave
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)	Geometridae
Genus	Notomys	Scopula
Species	Notomys mordax	Scopula ternata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

smoky wave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	smoky wave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smoky wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.