Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Eastern Mole

Notomys mordax compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Talpidae
Genus	Notomys	Scalopus
Species	Notomys mordax	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Eastern Mole
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

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.