Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Notomys mordax compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Desert Pocket Gopher
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)	Geomyidae
Genus	Notomys	Geomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Geomys arenarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.