Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dotted Bee-fly

Notomys mordax compared with Bombylius discolor

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dotted Bee-fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dotted Bee-fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bombyliidae
Genus	Notomys	Bombylius
Species	Notomys mordax	Bombylius discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Dotted Bee-fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dotted Bee-fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dotted Bee-fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.