Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mt Pirri Deermouse

Notomys mordax compared with Isthmomys pirrensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mt Pirri Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mt Pirri Deermouse
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	Isthmomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Isthmomys pirrensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Mt Pirri Deermouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mt Pirri Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mt Pirri Deermouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mt Pirri Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.