Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Flag Iris

Notomys mordax compared with Iris pseudacorus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Flag Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Notomys	Iris
Species	Notomys mordax	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flag Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).