Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs hoary marmot

Notomys mordax compared with Marmota caligata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while hoary marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	hoary marmot
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 caligata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

hoary marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	hoary marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hoary marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.