Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Flax Flea Beetle

Notomys mordax compared with Longitarsus parvulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flax Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Notomys	Longitarsus
Species	Notomys mordax	Longitarsus parvulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Flax Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flax Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.