Baudo Guan vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Penelope ortoni compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Baudo Guan is Endangered while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baudo Guan	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cracidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Penelope	Notomys
Species	Penelope ortoni	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

Baudo Guan and Darling Downs Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Baudo Guan

EN — Endangered

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baudo Guan	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baudo Guan

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baudo Guan

The Baudo Guan (Penelope ortoni) is a species in the genus Penelope. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.