Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs fox squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Sciurus niger

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while fox squirrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	fox 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 niger

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

fox squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	fox squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fox squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).