Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dusky Hopping Mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Notomys fuscus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dusky Hopping 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 same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus same	Notomys	Notomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Notomys fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Dusky Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Notomys.

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.