Long-tailed Hopping Mouse vs Ornate Shrew

Notomys longicaudatus compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse	Ornate 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 longicaudatus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.