Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Hover fly

Notomys mordax compared with Eristalis rupium

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Hover fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hover 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)	Syrphidae
Genus	Notomys	Eristalis
Species	Notomys mordax	Eristalis rupium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.