Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Large Oecomys

Notomys mordax compared with Oecomys superans

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Large Oecomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Large Oecomys
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Oecomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Oecomys superans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Large Oecomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Large Oecomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Oecomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.