Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Kintampo Rope 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	Funisciurus
Species	Notomys mordax	Funisciurus substriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.