Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Menetes berdmorei

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Indochinese Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Indochinese Ground Squirrel
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	Menetes
Species	Notomys mordax	Menetes berdmorei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.