Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Peruvian Ichthyomyine

Notomys mordax compared with Neusticomys peruviensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Peruvian Ichthyomyine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Peruvian Ichthyomyine
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Neusticomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Neusticomys peruviensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Peruvian Ichthyomyine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Peruvian Ichthyomyine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian Ichthyomyine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.