Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lacustrine Vole

Notomys mordax compared with Microtus limnophilus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lacustrine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lacustrine Vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Microtus
Species	Notomys mordax	Microtus limnophilus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lacustrine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.