brown lemming vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Lemmus trimucronatus compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• brown lemming is Least Concern while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown lemming	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lemmus	Notomys
Species	Lemmus trimucronatus	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

brown lemming and Darling Downs Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

brown lemming

LC — Least Concern

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown lemming	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

brown lemming

The Brown Lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) is a species in the genus Lemmus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.