Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Northern three-striped opossum

Notomys mordax compared with Monodelphis americana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Northern three-striped opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Northern three-striped opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Didelphidae
Genus	Notomys	Monodelphis
Species	Notomys mordax	Monodelphis americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Northern three-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Northern three-striped opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Northern three-striped opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern three-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.