Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Grizzled Colilargo

Notomys mordax compared with Oligoryzomys griseolus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Grizzled Colilargo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Grizzled Colilargo
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Oligoryzomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Oligoryzomys griseolus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Grizzled Colilargo share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Grizzled Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Grizzled Colilargo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grizzled Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.