Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Small red-belted clearwing

Notomys mordax compared with Synanthedon myopaeformis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Small red-belted clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Small red-belted clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sesiidae
Genus	Notomys	Synanthedon
Species	Notomys mordax	Synanthedon myopaeformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Small red-belted clearwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Small red-belted clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Small red-belted clearwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small red-belted clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.