Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Notomys mordax compared with Neofelis diardi

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Diardi’s Clouded Leopard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Notomys	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)
Species	Notomys mordax	Neofelis diardi

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Diardi’s Clouded Leopard share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.