Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Merida Sunangel

Notomys mordax compared with Heliangelus spencei

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Merida Sunangel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Merida Sunangel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Trochilidae
Genus	Notomys	Heliangelus
Species	Notomys mordax	Heliangelus spencei

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Merida Sunangel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Merida Sunangel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Merida Sunangel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merida Sunangel

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Venezuela.