Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs lechwe

Notomys mordax compared with Kobus leche

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while lechwe is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	lechwe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Notomys	Kobus
Species	Notomys mordax	Kobus leche

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

lechwe

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	lechwe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lechwe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, South Africa, and United Kingdom. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.