Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forest Giant 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	Protoxerus
Species	Notomys mordax	Protoxerus stangeri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.