Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Elegant Spreadwing

Notomys fuscus compared with Lestes inaequalis

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Elegant Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Elegant Spreadwing
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)	Lestidae
Genus	Notomys	Lestes
Species	Notomys fuscus	Lestes inaequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Hopping Mouse and Elegant Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Elegant Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.