Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Light Red Meranti

Notomys mordax compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Notomys	Shorea
Species	Notomys mordax	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.