Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Horse botfly

Notomys mordax compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Horse botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Horse botfly
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)	Oestridae
Genus	Notomys	Gasterophilus
Species	Notomys mordax	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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