Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Ruddy Darter

Notomys mordax compared with Sympetrum sanguineum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ruddy Darter is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ruddy Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Notomys	Sympetrum
Species	Notomys mordax	Sympetrum sanguineum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ruddy Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ruddy Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruddy Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Ruddy Darter

Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.