Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Hoary fox

Notomys mordax compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hoary fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Notomys	Lycalopex
Species	Notomys mordax	Lycalopex vetulus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Hoary fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.