Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Ornate Shrew

Notomys mordax compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Notomys	Sorex
Species	Notomys mordax	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.