Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Notomys mordax compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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)	Dipodidae
Genus	Notomys	Cardiocranius
Species	Notomys mordax	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.