Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Eastern Forktail

Notomys mordax compared with Ischnura verticalis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Eastern Forktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern Forktail
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	Ischnura
Species	Notomys mordax	Ischnura verticalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.