Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Saxicoline Deermouse

Notomys mordax compared with Peromyscus gratus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Saxicoline Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Saxicoline Deermouse
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	Peromyscus
Species	Notomys mordax	Peromyscus gratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Saxicoline Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Saxicoline Deermouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Saxicoline Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.