Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs dusky antechinus

Notomys mordax compared with Antechinus swainsonii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while dusky antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	dusky antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Notomys	Antechinus
Species	Notomys mordax	Antechinus swainsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and dusky antechinus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

dusky antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	dusky antechinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dusky antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.