Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pectis

Notomys mordax compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Pectis
Species	Notomys mordax	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.