Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Greater Chinese Mole

Notomys mordax compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Talpidae
Genus	Notomys	Euroscaptor
Species	Notomys mordax	Euroscaptor grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.