Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mérida Thomasomys

Notomys mordax compared with Thomasomys vestitus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mérida Thomasomys
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	Thomasomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Thomasomys vestitus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mérida Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mérida Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.