Dark Red Meranti vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Shorea pachyphylla compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Dark Red Meranti is Endangered while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Red Meranti	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Shorea	Notomys
Species	Shorea pachyphylla	Notomys mordax

Conservation Status

Dark Red Meranti

EN — Endangered

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Red Meranti	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.