Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Trinidad Nectomys

Notomys mordax compared with Nectomys palmipes

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Trinidad Nectomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Trinidad Nectomys
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	Nectomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Nectomys palmipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Trinidad Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Trinidad Nectomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trinidad Nectomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.