Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Losea Rat

Notomys mordax compared with Rattus losea

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Losea Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Losea Rat
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	Rattus
Species	Notomys mordax	Rattus losea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Losea Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Losea Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.