Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Sacatrapo

Notomys mordax compared with Caperonia palustris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Caperonia
Species	Notomys mordax	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).