Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Thyme Moth

Notomys mordax compared with Scrobipalpa artemisiella

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Thyme Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Thyme Moth
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 artemisiella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Thyme Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Thyme Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.