Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs False widow

Notomys mordax compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while False widow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	False widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Theridiidae
Genus	Notomys	Steatoda
Species	Notomys mordax	Steatoda bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	False widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).