Northern Hopping Mouse vs Squirrel Corn

Notomys aquilo compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Hopping Mouse	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Notomys	Dicentra
Species	Notomys aquilo	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Hopping Mouse	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.