Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Desert Dormouse

Notomys mordax compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Desert Dormouse
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gliridae
Genus	Notomys	Selevinia
Species	Notomys mordax	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Desert Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.