Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dusky wireworm

Notomys mordax compared with Agriotes obscurus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dusky wireworm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dusky wireworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Elateridae
Genus	Notomys	Agriotes
Species	Notomys mordax	Agriotes obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dusky wireworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).