Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lesser Chiruromys

Notomys mordax compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lesser Chiruromys
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	Chiruromys
Species	Notomys mordax	Chiruromys vates

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Lesser Chiruromys share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.