Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Formosan koa

Notomys fuscus compared with Acacia confusa

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Formosan koa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Formosan koa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Acacia
Species	Notomys fuscus	Acacia confusa

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Formosan koa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).