Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Tropical antechinus

Notomys mordax compared with Antechinus adustus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tropical antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tropical antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Notomys	Antechinus
Species	Notomys mordax	Antechinus adustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Tropical antechinus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tropical antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tropical antechinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.