Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Hare's-tail

Notomys mordax compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hare's-tail
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Lagurus
Species	Notomys mordax	Lagurus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Hare's-tail share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).