Dusky Hopping Mouse vs marsh rice rat

Notomys fuscus compared with Oryzomys palustris

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while marsh rice rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	marsh rice rat
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	Oryzomys
Species	Notomys fuscus	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Hopping Mouse and marsh rice rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	marsh rice rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh rice rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.