Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Underwood’s Bonneted Bat

Notomys mordax compared with Eumops underwoodi

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Underwood’s Bonneted Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Underwood’s Bonneted Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Molossidae
Genus	Notomys	Eumops
Species	Notomys mordax	Eumops underwoodi

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Underwood’s Bonneted Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Underwood’s Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Underwood’s Bonneted Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Underwood’s Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.