Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Southern Variable Pitohui

Notomys mordax compared with Pitohui uropygialis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Southern Variable Pitohui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Southern Variable Pitohui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oriolidae
Genus	Notomys	Pitohui
Species	Notomys mordax	Pitohui uropygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Southern Variable Pitohui share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Southern Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Southern Variable Pitohui
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Variable Pitohui

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.