Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Western Amazonian Nectomys

Notomys mordax compared with Nectomys apicalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Western Amazonian 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 apicalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Western Amazonian Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Amazonian Nectomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.