Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Eastern Spiny Mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Acomys dimidiatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern Spiny 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	Acomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Acomys dimidiatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Eastern Spiny Mouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern Spiny 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 Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.