Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Funambulus palmarum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Indian Palm 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	Funambulus
Species	Notomys mordax	Funambulus palmarum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Indian Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.