Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dice s Cottontail

Notomys mordax compared with Sylvilagus dicei

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dice s Cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Notomys	Sylvilagus
Species	Notomys mordax	Sylvilagus dicei

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Dice s Cottontail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dice s Cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dice s Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.