Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Eastern Mole Vole

Notomys mordax compared with Ellobius tancrei

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern Mole Vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Ellobius
Species	Notomys mordax	Ellobius tancrei

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Eastern Mole Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern Mole Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.