Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Green Bush Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Paraxerus poensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Green Bush Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Green Bush Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Notomys	Paraxerus
Species	Notomys mordax	Paraxerus poensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Green Bush Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Green Bush Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Green Bush Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green Bush Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.