Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Rusty Snaketail

Notomys mordax compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rusty Snaketail
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)	Gomphidae
Genus	Notomys	Ophiogomphus
Species	Notomys mordax	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rusty Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.