Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Forcipate Firetail

Notomys mordax compared with Telebasis versicolor

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Forcipate Firetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forcipate Firetail
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)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Notomys	Telebasis
Species	Notomys mordax	Telebasis versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Forcipate Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forcipate Firetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forcipate Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.