Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Midge

Notomys mordax compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Midge
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)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Notomys	Dasineura
Species	Notomys mordax	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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