Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Tufted Button

Notomys mordax compared with Acleris cristana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tufted Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tufted Button
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Notomys	Acleris
Species	Notomys mordax	Acleris cristana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tufted Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tufted Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.