Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pale-bordered Piercer

Notomys mordax compared with Grapholita janthinana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pale-bordered Piercer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pale-bordered Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Notomys	Grapholita
Species	Notomys mordax	Grapholita janthinana

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Pale-bordered Piercer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pale-bordered Piercer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pale-bordered Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-bordered Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.