Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs St. James' shell

Notomys mordax compared with Pecten maximus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while St. James' shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	St. James' shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pectinida (Pectinida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pectinidae
Genus	Notomys	Pecten
Species	Notomys mordax	Pecten maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and St. James' shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

St. James' shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	St. James' shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

St. James' shell

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Chile).

St. James' shell

St. James' shell (Pecten maximus) 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.