Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Jet Ant

Notomys mordax compared with Lasius fuliginosus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Jet Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Jet Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Formicidae
Genus	Notomys	Lasius
Species	Notomys mordax	Lasius fuliginosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Jet Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Jet Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jet Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).