Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Sylvan Thomasomys

Notomys mordax compared with Thomasomys silvestris

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Sylvan Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sylvan 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 silvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sylvan Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sylvan Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sylvan Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.