Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mentawai Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mentawai Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Notomys	Callosciurus
Species	Notomys mordax	Callosciurus melanogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Mentawai Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mentawai Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.