Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Red Balau

Notomys mordax compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Notomys	Shorea
Species	Notomys mordax	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.