Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Winter Groundling

Notomys mordax compared with Scrobipalpa costella

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Winter Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Winter Groundling
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)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Notomys	Scrobipalpa
Species	Notomys mordax	Scrobipalpa costella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Winter Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Winter Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winter Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.