Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Willow Tortrix

Notomys mordax compared with Epinotia cruciana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Willow Tortrix is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Willow Tortrix
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	Epinotia
Species	Notomys mordax	Epinotia cruciana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Willow Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Willow Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.