Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Scuttle fly

Notomys mordax compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Scuttle 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)	Phoridae
Genus	Notomys	Megaselia
Species	Notomys mordax	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).