Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Yellow-spotted Emerald

Notomys mordax compared with Somatochlora flavomaculata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Yellow-spotted Emerald is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Yellow-spotted Emerald
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)	Corduliidae
Genus	Notomys	Somatochlora
Species	Notomys mordax	Somatochlora flavomaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Yellow-spotted Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Yellow-spotted Emerald

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Yellow-spotted Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-spotted Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.