Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Swelling Redbelly Toad

Notomys mordax compared with Melanophryniscus tumifrons

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Swelling Redbelly Toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Swelling Redbelly Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bufonidae
Genus	Notomys	Melanophryniscus
Species	Notomys mordax	Melanophryniscus tumifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Swelling Redbelly Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Swelling Redbelly Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Swelling Redbelly Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swelling Redbelly Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.