Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Notomys	Chiropodomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Chiropodomys major

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.