Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Gray Flying Fox

Notomys mordax compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Notomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Notomys mordax	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.