Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Savannah Oecomys

Notomys mordax compared with Oecomys speciosus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Savannah Oecomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Savannah Oecomys
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Oecomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Oecomys speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Savannah Oecomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Savannah Oecomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Savannah Oecomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Savannah Oecomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.