Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Notomys mordax compared with Marmosa zeledoni

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Didelphidae
Genus	Notomys	Marmosa
Species	Notomys mordax	Marmosa zeledoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.