Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Upland midget

Notomys mordax compared with Phyllonorycter junoniella

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Upland midget is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Upland midget
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)	Gracillariidae
Genus	Notomys	Phyllonorycter
Species	Notomys mordax	Phyllonorycter junoniella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Upland midget

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Upland midget
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upland midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).