Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Three-lined Soldier

Notomys mordax compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Notomys	Oxycera
Species	Notomys mordax	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.