Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Rodentia (грызуны)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Notomys	Aeretes
Species	Notomys mordax	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (грызуны)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.