Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mitú Maya

Notomys mordax compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mitú Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Notomys	Miconia
Species	Notomys mordax	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mitú Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mitú Maya

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.