Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Notomys mordax compared with Rhinolophus deckenii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Notomys	Rhinolophus
Species	Notomys mordax	Rhinolophus deckenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Decken's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.