black-shanked douc vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pygathrix	Notomys
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Darling Downs Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-shanked douc

The Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is a species in the genus Pygathrix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.