Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Iris Flea Beetle

Notomys mordax compared with Aphthona nonstriata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Iris Flea Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Iris Flea 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)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Notomys	Aphthona
Species	Notomys mordax	Aphthona nonstriata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Iris Flea Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iris Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.