Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Diani Dwarf Galago

Notomys mordax compared with Paragalago cocos

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Diani Dwarf Galago is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Diani Dwarf Galago
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Galagidae
Genus	Notomys	Paragalago
Species	Notomys mordax	Paragalago cocos

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Diani Dwarf Galago share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Diani Dwarf Galago

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Diani Dwarf Galago
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diani Dwarf Galago

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.