Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fishing Cat

Notomys mordax compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fishing Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Notomys	Prionailurus
Species	Notomys mordax	Prionailurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.