Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mérida Aepeomys

Notomys mordax compared with Aepeomys lugens

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mérida Aepeomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mérida Aepeomys
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	Aepeomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Aepeomys lugens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mérida Aepeomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mérida Aepeomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.