Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Notomys mordax compared with Mesoplodon perrini

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Perrin’s Beaked Whale is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Notomys	Mesoplodon
Species	Notomys mordax	Mesoplodon perrini

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Perrin’s Beaked Whale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.