Northern Hopping Mouse vs Silkrubber

Notomys aquilo compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Hopping Mouse	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Notomys	Funtumia
Species	Notomys aquilo	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Hopping Mouse	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.