Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Potato flea beetle

Notomys mordax compared with Psylliodes affinis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Potato flea beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Potato flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Notomys	Psylliodes
Species	Notomys mordax	Psylliodes affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Potato flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Potato flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).