Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Leightons linsang

Notomys mordax compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Leightons linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Leightons linsang
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)	Viverridae
Genus	Notomys	Poiana
Species	Notomys mordax	Poiana leightoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Leightons linsang
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leightons linsang

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.