Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Silent Firefly

Notomys mordax compared with Photinus indictus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Silent Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Silent Firefly
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)	Lampyridae
Genus	Notomys	Photinus
Species	Notomys mordax	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Silent Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.