Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fiery Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fiery Squirrel
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Notomys	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Notomys mordax	Sciurus flammifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Fiery Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.