Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Notomys mordax compared with Molossus fentoni

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fenton's Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fenton's Mastiff 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	Molossus
Species	Notomys mordax	Molossus fentoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Fenton's Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fenton's Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.