Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Spotted Spreadwing

Notomys mordax compared with Lestes congener

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spotted Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spotted Spreadwing
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)	Lestidae
Genus	Notomys	Lestes
Species	Notomys mordax	Lestes congener

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spotted Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Spotted Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.