Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Slender Shrew

Notomys fuscus compared with Sorex gracillimus

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Slender Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Notomys	Sorex
Species	Notomys fuscus	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Hopping Mouse and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Slender Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.