Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Notomys mordax compared with Hipposideros ater

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dusky Leaf-nosed 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)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Notomys	Hipposideros
Species	Notomys mordax	Hipposideros ater

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.