Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Gray Marmot

Notomys mordax compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gray Marmot
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Notomys	Marmota
Species	Notomys mordax	Marmota baibacina

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Gray Marmot share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gray Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.