Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fire ant

Notomys mordax compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Formicidae
Genus	Notomys	Solenopsis
Species	Notomys mordax	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fire ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).