Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Notomys	Belomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Belomys pearsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hairy-footed 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.

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.