Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs MacConnell's Oryzomys

Notomys mordax compared with Euryoryzomys macconnelli

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while MacConnell's Oryzomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	MacConnell's Oryzomys
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Euryoryzomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Euryoryzomys macconnelli

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and MacConnell's Oryzomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

MacConnell's Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	MacConnell's Oryzomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

MacConnell's Oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.