Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Plains 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	Perognathus
Species	Notomys mordax	Perognathus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Plains 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.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.