Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Javan Mongoose

Notomys mordax compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Javan Mongoose
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)	Herpestidae
Genus	Notomys	Herpestes
Species	Notomys mordax	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).