Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Large-eared Pika

Notomys mordax compared with Ochotona macrotis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Large-eared Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Large-eared Pika
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ochotonidae
Genus	Notomys	Ochotona
Species	Notomys mordax	Ochotona macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Large-eared Pika share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Large-eared Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Large-eared Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.