Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lichtenstein’s Jerboa

Notomys mordax compared with Eremodipus lichtensteini

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lichtenstein’s Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lichtenstein’s Jerboa
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)	Dipodidae
Genus	Notomys	Eremodipus
Species	Notomys mordax	Eremodipus lichtensteini

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Lichtenstein’s Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lichtenstein’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lichtenstein’s Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lichtenstein’s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.