Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Spangled Skimmer

Notomys mordax compared with Libellula cyanea

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spangled Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spangled Skimmer
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	Libellula
Species	Notomys mordax	Libellula cyanea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spangled Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spangled Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangled Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.