Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Jungle Shrew

Notomys mordax compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Jungle Shrew
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)	Soricidae
Genus	Notomys	Suncus
Species	Notomys mordax	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.