Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Sciurotamias forresti

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Forrest's Rock Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forrest's Rock 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	Sciurotamias
Species	Notomys mordax	Sciurotamias forresti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.