Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Polynesian rat

Notomys mordax compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Polynesian rat
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 same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Notomys	Rattus
Species	Notomys mordax	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).