Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Weevil

Notomys mordax compared with Sitona cylindricollis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Curculionidae
Genus	Notomys	Sitona
Species	Notomys mordax	Sitona cylindricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).