Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Desert Firetail

Notomys mordax compared with Telebasis salva

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Desert Firetail
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)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Notomys	Telebasis
Species	Notomys mordax	Telebasis salva

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Desert Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.