Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Ebony Akodont

Notomys mordax compared with Thaptomys nigrita

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ebony Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ebony Akodont
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	Thaptomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Thaptomys nigrita

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Ebony Akodont share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ebony Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ebony Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.