Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Green Leaf Weevil

Notomys mordax compared with Phyllobius maculicornis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Green Leaf Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Green Leaf Weevil
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)	Curculionidae
Genus	Notomys	Phyllobius
Species	Notomys mordax	Phyllobius maculicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Green Leaf Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Green Leaf Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green Leaf Weevil

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia, Kazakhstan) and Europe (31 countries).