Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Mexican vole

Notomys fuscus compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Mexican vole
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	Microtus
Species	Notomys fuscus	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Hopping Mouse and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.