Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Ornate Cuscus

Notomys mordax compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ornate 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 ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.