Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Summer Groundling

Notomys mordax compared with Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Summer Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Summer Groundling
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)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Notomys	Scrobipalpa
Species	Notomys mordax	Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Summer Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Summer Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Summer Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada).