Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Elegant Spreadwing

Notomys mordax compared with Lestes inaequalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Elegant 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	Lestes
Species	Notomys mordax	Lestes inaequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Elegant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.