Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fruit Fly

Notomys mordax compared with Urophora cardui

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fruit Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fruit 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)	Tephritidae
Genus	Notomys	Urophora
Species	Notomys mordax	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.