Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Neotropical otter

Notomys mordax compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Neotropical otter is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Neotropical otter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Notomys	Lontra
Species	Notomys mordax	Lontra longicaudis

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Neotropical otter share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Neotropical otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Neotropical otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.