Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Anomalurus pelii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pel s Scaly-tailed 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)	Anomaluridae
Genus	Notomys	Anomalurus
Species	Notomys mordax	Anomalurus pelii

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.