Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Funisciurus anerythrus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Thomas's Rope Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Thomas's Rope Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Notomys	Funisciurus
Species	Notomys mordax	Funisciurus anerythrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Thomas's Rope Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Thomas's Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.