Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs white ermine

Notomys mordax compared with Spilosoma lubricipeda

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while white ermine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	white ermine
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)	Erebidae
Genus	Notomys	Spilosoma
Species	Notomys mordax	Spilosoma lubricipeda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

white ermine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	white ermine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.