Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs northern common cuscus

Notomys mordax compared with Phalanger orientalis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while northern common cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	northern common cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Notomys	Phalanger
Species	Notomys mordax	Phalanger orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

northern common cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	northern common cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern common cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.