Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Great Jerboa

Notomys mordax compared with Allactaga major

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Great Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Great 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	Allactaga
Species	Notomys mordax	Allactaga major

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Great Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.