Chinese Mole Shrew vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Anourosorex	Notomys
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Darling Downs Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.