Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs groundhog

Notomys mordax compared with Marmota monax

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while groundhog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	groundhog
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 monax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	groundhog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.