Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Short-faced Thomasomys

Notomys mordax compared with Thomasomys baeops

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Short-faced Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Short-faced Thomasomys
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	Thomasomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Thomasomys baeops

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Short-faced Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Short-faced Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Short-faced Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-faced Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.