Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Thrips

Notomys mordax compared with Aeolothrips melaleucus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Aeolothripidae
Genus	Notomys	Aeolothrips
Species	Notomys mordax	Aeolothrips melaleucus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.