Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Spangled Cotinga

Notomys mordax compared with Cotinga cayana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spangled Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spangled Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cotingidae
Genus	Notomys	Cotinga
Species	Notomys mordax	Cotinga cayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Spangled Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spangled Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spangled Cotinga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangled Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spangled Cotinga

Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.