Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pacific Flying Fox

Notomys mordax compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Notomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Notomys mordax	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.