Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Waved Pincertail

Notomys mordax compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Waved Pincertail
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)	Gomphidae
Genus	Notomys	Onychogomphus
Species	Notomys mordax	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.