Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Variable Chafer

Notomys mordax compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Notomys	Gnorimus
Species	Notomys mordax	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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