Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs False Water Rat

Notomys mordax compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	False Water Rat
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	Xeromys
Species	Notomys mordax	Xeromys myoides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.