Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Notomys mordax compared with Molossops temminckii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dwarf Dog-faced 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Notomys	Molossops
Species	Notomys mordax	Molossops temminckii

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Dwarf Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.