Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mexican redleg

Notomys mordax compared with Brachypelma emilia

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mexican redleg is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mexican redleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Theraphosidae
Genus	Notomys	Brachypelma
Species	Notomys mordax	Brachypelma emilia

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Mexican redleg share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mexican redleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mexican redleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican redleg

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.