Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs greater kudu

Notomys mordax compared with Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while greater kudu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	greater kudu
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Notomys	Tragelaphus
Species	Notomys mordax	Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

greater kudu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	greater kudu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

greater kudu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across South Africa and United States.