Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs kit fox

Notomys mordax compared with Vulpes macrotis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while kit fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	kit 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	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Notomys mordax	Vulpes macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

kit fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

kit fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.