Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Notomys mordax compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Didelphidae
Genus	Notomys	Tlacuatzin
Species	Notomys mordax	Tlacuatzin canescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.