Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Chaetodipus rudinoris

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Peninsular Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Peninsular Pocket 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Notomys	Chaetodipus
Species	Notomys mordax	Chaetodipus rudinoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Peninsular Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.