Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Jacob's coat

Notomys fuscus compared with Acalypha wilkesiana

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Jacob's coat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Jacob's coat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Acalypha
Species	Notomys fuscus	Acalypha wilkesiana

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Jacob's coat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Jacob's coat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jacob's coat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).