Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Straw-colored Sylph

Notomys mordax compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Straw-colored Sylph
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	Macrothemis
Species	Notomys mordax	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Straw-colored Sylph share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Straw-colored Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.