Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Gabon Talapoin

Notomys mordax compared with Miopithecus ogouensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gabon Talapoin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Notomys	Miopithecus
Species	Notomys mordax	Miopithecus ogouensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gabon Talapoin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gabon Talapoin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.