Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Notomys mordax compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Peale’s Free-tailed 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Notomys	Nyctinomops
Species	Notomys mordax	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.