Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
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)	Calomyscidae
Genus	Notomys	Calomyscus
Species	Notomys mordax	Calomyscus hotsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.