Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs horse

Notomys mordax compared with Equus caballus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while horse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	horse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Notomys	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Notomys mordax	Equus caballus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

horse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

horse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Sri Lanka), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (7 countries).