Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Wailing Cisticola

Notomys mordax compared with Cisticola lais

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Wailing Cisticola is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Wailing Cisticola
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cisticolidae
Genus	Notomys	Cisticola
Species	Notomys mordax	Cisticola lais

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Wailing Cisticola share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Wailing Cisticola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Wailing Cisticola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wailing Cisticola

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.