Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Oriente Cave Rat

Notomys fuscus compared with Boromys offella

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Oriente Cave Rat
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)	Echimyidae
Genus	Notomys	Boromys
Species	Notomys fuscus	Boromys offella

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Hopping Mouse and Oriente Cave Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Oriente Cave Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriente Cave Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.