Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Incan shrew opossum

Notomys mordax compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caenolestidae
Genus	Notomys	Lestoros
Species	Notomys mordax	Lestoros inca

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Incan shrew opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Incan shrew opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.