Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Splayed Deerfly

Notomys mordax compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Splayed Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Splayed Deerfly
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)	Tabanidae
Genus	Notomys	Chrysops
Species	Notomys mordax	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.