Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Large Yellow-face Bee

Notomys mordax compared with Hylaeus signatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Large Yellow-face Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Large Yellow-face Bee
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)	Colletidae
Genus	Notomys	Hylaeus
Species	Notomys mordax	Hylaeus signatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Large Yellow-face Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Large Yellow-face Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Large Yellow-face Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.