Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pomace fly

Notomys mordax compared with Drosophila melanogaster

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pomace fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pomace fly
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)	Drosophilidae
Genus	Notomys	Drosophila
Species	Notomys mordax	Drosophila melanogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pomace fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pomace fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pomace fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).