Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Notomys	Chiropodomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Chiropodomys calamianensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.