Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Eastern Willow Spreadwing

Notomys mordax compared with Chalcolestes parvidens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern Willow Spreadwing
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)	Lestidae
Genus	Notomys	Chalcolestes
Species	Notomys mordax	Chalcolestes parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Eastern Willow Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Willow Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.