Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Large-eared Field Mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Apodemus latronum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Large-eared Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Large-eared Field Mouse
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 same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Notomys	Apodemus
Species	Notomys mordax	Apodemus latronum

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Large-eared Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Large-eared Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.