Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Potto

Notomys mordax compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lorisidae
Genus	Notomys	Perodicticus
Species	Notomys mordax	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Potto share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.