Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs puma

Notomys mordax compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Notomys	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Notomys mordax	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.