Cosmopolitan Springtail vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Entomobrya nivalis compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Cosmopolitan Springtail is Not Evaluated while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cosmopolitan Springtail	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Collembola (springtail)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Entomobryomorpha (Entomobryomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Entomobryidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Entomobrya	Notomys
Species	Entomobrya nivalis	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cosmopolitan Springtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cosmopolitan Springtail	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cosmopolitan Springtail

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.