Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fat Sand Rat

Notomys mordax compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fat Sand Rat
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 same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Notomys	Psammomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.