Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Notomys mordax compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Greater Bamboo Lemur
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)	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Notomys	Prolemur
Species	Notomys mordax	Prolemur simus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Greater Bamboo Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.