Northern Hopping Mouse vs Red ash

Notomys aquilo compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Hopping Mouse	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Notomys	Alphitonia
Species	Notomys aquilo	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Hopping Mouse	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.