Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Great Flying Fox

Notomys mordax compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Great 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 neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Great 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.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.