Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Formosan Serow

Notomys mordax compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Notomys	Capricornis
Species	Notomys mordax	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.