Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Notomys mordax compared with Hemaris tityus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sphingidae
Genus	Notomys	Hemaris
Species	Notomys mordax	Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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