Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Notomys mordax compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lake Baikal Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Notomys mordax	Alticola olchonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.