Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Notomys mordax compared with Erythemis peruviana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Flame-tailed Pondhawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flame-tailed Pondhawk
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)	Libellulidae
Genus	Notomys	Erythemis
Species	Notomys mordax	Erythemis peruviana

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Flame-tailed Pondhawk share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.