Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Window Gnat

Notomys mordax compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Anisopodidae
Genus	Notomys	Sylvicola
Species	Notomys mordax	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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