Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Desert Darter

Notomys mordax compared with Sympetrum sinaiticum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Desert Darter is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Desert Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Notomys	Sympetrum
Species	Notomys mordax	Sympetrum sinaiticum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Desert Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Desert Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.