Northern Hopping Mouse vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Notomys aquilo compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Hopping Mouse	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Didelphidae
Genus	Notomys	Marmosa
Species	Notomys aquilo	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Hopping Mouse and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Hopping Mouse	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.