Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lyles flying fox

Notomys mordax compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Notomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Notomys mordax	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.