Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Large-eared Hutia

Notomys mordax compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Large-eared Hutia
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)	Capromyidae
Genus	Notomys	Mesocapromys
Species	Notomys mordax	Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Large-eared Hutia share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Large-eared Hutia
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 Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.