Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Hide Beetle

Notomys mordax compared with Dermestes maculatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Hide Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hide 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)	Dermestidae
Genus	Notomys	Dermestes
Species	Notomys mordax	Dermestes maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Hide Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hide Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).