Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Glittering-throated Emerald

Notomys mordax compared with Chionomesa fimbriata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Glittering-throated Emerald is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Glittering-throated Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Trochilidae
Genus	Notomys	Chionomesa
Species	Notomys mordax	Chionomesa fimbriata

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Glittering-throated Emerald share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Glittering-throated Emerald

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Glittering-throated Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Glittering-throated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.