Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Heath Pseudomys

Notomys mordax compared with Pseudomys shortridgei

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Heath Pseudomys is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Heath Pseudomys
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 same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Notomys	Pseudomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Pseudomys shortridgei

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Heath Pseudomys share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Heath Pseudomys

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Heath Pseudomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Pseudomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.