Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Notomys	Perognathus
Species	Notomys mordax	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.