Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fulvous Colilargo

Notomys mordax compared with Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fulvous Colilargo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fulvous Colilargo
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Oligoryzomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fulvous Colilargo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fulvous Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.