Black-eared Deermouse vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Black-eared Deermouse is Least Concern while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Peromyscus	Notomys
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Deermouse and Darling Downs Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-eared Deermouse

The Black-eared Deermouse (Peromyscus melanotis) is a species in the genus Peromyscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.