Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Laxmann's Shrew

Notomys mordax compared with Sorex caecutiens

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Laxmann's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Laxmann's 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	Sorex
Species	Notomys mordax	Sorex caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Laxmann's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Laxmann's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laxmann's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.