Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Notomys mordax compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Notomys	Diclidurus
Species	Notomys mordax	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.