Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Apodemus mystacinus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Eastern broad-toothed field mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern broad-toothed field 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	Notomys	Apodemus
Species	Notomys mordax	Apodemus mystacinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Eastern broad-toothed field mouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern broad-toothed field mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.