Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Paucident planigale

Notomys mordax compared with Planigale gilesi

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Paucident planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Paucident planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Notomys	Planigale
Species	Notomys mordax	Planigale gilesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Paucident planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Paucident planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.