Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Southern Comma

Notomys mordax compared with Polygonia egea

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Southern Comma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Southern Comma
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Notomys	Polygonia
Species	Notomys mordax	Polygonia egea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Southern Comma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Southern Comma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Comma

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).