Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Notomys mordax compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Talpidae
Genus	Notomys	Uropsilus
Species	Notomys mordax	Uropsilus investigator

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Inquisitive Shrew Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.