Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Red Wasp

Notomys mordax compared with Vespula rufa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Red Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red Wasp
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)	Vespidae
Genus	Notomys	Vespula
Species	Notomys mordax	Vespula rufa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Red Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).