Blue Flag vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Iris versicolor compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Blue Flag is Not Evaluated while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Flag	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Iris	Notomys
Species	Iris versicolor	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue Flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Flag	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Flag

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Flag

The Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.