Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fly

Notomys mordax compared with Drosophila simulans

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Drosophilidae
Genus	Notomys	Drosophila
Species	Notomys mordax	Drosophila simulans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).