Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Deer Mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Deer Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Deer Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Peromyscus
Species	Notomys mordax	Peromyscus maniculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Deer Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Deer Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.