Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Narrow-tailed Emerald

Notomys mordax compared with Chlorostilbon stenurus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Narrow-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Narrow-tailed Emerald
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	Chlorostilbon
Species	Notomys mordax	Chlorostilbon stenurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Narrow-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Narrow-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Narrow-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-tailed Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.